Proentelodon
| Proentelodon Temporal range: Middle Eocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Entelodontidae |
| Subfamily: | †Proentelodontinae |
| Genus: | †Proentelodon |
| Type species | |
| Proentelodon minutus Vislobokova, 2008 | |
Proentelodon is an extinct genus of entelodont artiodactyl from the Middle Eocene of Mongolia. P. minutus is the oldest representative of the family Entelodontidae, P. minutus gen. et sp. nov, is described from the Middle Eocene Khaichin Ula II Fauna in Mongolia.[1]
References
- ↑ Vislobokova, I. A. (October 2008). "The oldest representative of Entelodontoidea (Artiodactyla, Suiformes) from the Middle Eocene of Khaichin Ula II, Mongolia, and some evolutionary features of this superfamily". Paleontological Journal 42 (6): 643–654. doi:10.1134/s0031030108060105. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
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