Entelodon

a genus of fossil swinelike mammals of the Oligocene. The animals were the size of hippopotamuses, measuring approximately 2 m in height at the withers. The skull was long (about 1 m), with a well-developed parietal crest, as in predators. The teeth included long, pointed incisors, large canines, cutting premolars, and nodular molars. The lateral digits in Entelodon were drastically reduced, and the animals were functionally didactylous, a fact established by V. O. Kovalevskii. They were distinguished from true swine by their more predatory way of life. The animals were widely distributed in Eurasia.

单词	entelodon
释义	Entelodon Entelodon a genus of fossil swinelike mammals of the Oligocene. The animals were the size of hippopotamuses, measuring approximately 2 m in height at the withers. The skull was long (about 1 m), with a well-developed parietal crest, as in predators. The teeth included long, pointed incisors, large canines, cutting premolars, and nodular molars. The lateral digits in Entelodon were drastically reduced, and the animals were functionally didactylous, a fact established by V. O. Kovalevskii. They were distinguished from true swine by their more predatory way of life. The animals were widely distributed in Eurasia.
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