Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae
Full reference: D. Dashzeveg. 1965. Entelodon orientalis n.sp. (Suiformes) from the Oligocene of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 10(2):281-285
Belongs to Entelodon according to D. Dashzeveg 1965
See also Lucas and Emry 1996
Sister taxa: Anthracothema tsuchiyai, Entelodon deguilheimi, Entelodon diconodon, Entelodon dirus, Entelodon gobiensis, Entelodon ingens, Entelodon magnus, Entelodon major, Entelodon ordosius
Type specimen: Collection no. 27, a maxilla (Fragment of left side upper jaw). Its type locality is Khoer Dzan slope, which is in an Eocene terrestrial gravel in the Ergilin Dzo Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: found only at Khoer Dzan slope
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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