Daeodon (‬now includes Dinohyus‭)

Day-oh-don.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Daeodon ‭(‬Hostile tooth‭ ‬-‭ ‬alternatively,‭ ‬Destructive tooth‭)‬.

Phonetic

Day-oh-don.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Artiodactyla,‭ ‬Entelodontidae.

Diet

Carnivore/Omnivore‭?

Species

Size

3.6‭ ‬meters long,‭ ‬1.8‭ ‬meters tall at the shoulder.

Known locations

North America.

Time Period

Aquitanian to Burdigalian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Several specimens.

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. – S. G. Lucas, R. J. Emry & S. E. Foss – 1998.

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