In Depth Although not especially one of the most well-known of the entelodonts, Paraentelodon is one of the largest known genera being comparable to Entelodon and Daeodon in size. Paraentelodon appears in Asia as the earlier Entelodon began to decline and continues to be largest currently known genus of entelodont in Asia in the early … Read more
In Depth Brachyhyops was an early entelodont that roamed across North America long before the emergence of large entelodonts such as Daeodon. There is some confusion about Brachyhyops however regarding another genus called Eoentelodon from Asia. In 2004 Eoentelodon was found to the same genus as Brachyhyops in a study by Lucas and Emry, however … Read more
In Depth Eoentelodon was a relatively small and early genus of entelodont that acquired its name from its early appearance on the landscape before the much larger Entelodon. However, its validity as a valid genus has been disputed, most specifically in a 2004 study by Lucas and Emry which saw the genus being declared to … Read more
In Depth Further Reading – On some of the characters of the Miocene fauna of Oregon. – Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 18(102):63-78. – E. D. Cope – 1878. – Taxonomy and distribution of Daeodon, an Oligocene-Miocene entelodont (Mammalia: Artiodactyla) from North America. – Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 111 (2): 425–435. … Read more
In Depth Fist named in 1850, Archaeotherium remains one of the best represented entelodonts in the fossil record. Archaeotherium is one of the earlier entelodonts and lived in North America at a time when the landscape was occupied by primitive horses, camels and rhinos and the only real predatory competition it faced were creodonts like … Read more