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Entelodontoidea

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Entelodontoidea was named by Lydekker (1883) [nom. transl. Colbert 1938]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Palaeodonta by Colbert (1938); to Suina by Carroll (1988); to Cetartiodactyla by Boisserie et al. (2005); to Suina by Foss (2007); and to Suiformes by Vislobokova (2008).

Subtaxa
Entelodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Entelodontoidea Lydekker
1938Entelodontoidea Colbert p. 104
1988Entelodontoidea Carroll
2005Entelodontoidea Boisserie et al.
2007Entelodontoidea Foss p. 122
2008Entelodontoidea Vislobokova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyEntelodontoideaLydekker 1883
superfamilyEntelodontoideaLydekker 1883

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. †Entelodontoidea Lydekker 1883
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Fm. †Entelodontidae Lydekker 1883
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G. †Archaeotherium Leidy 1850
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†Archaeotherium calkinsi Sinclair 1905
†Archaeotherium caninus Troxell 1920
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Invalid names: Elotherium arctatum Osborn 1891 [synonym]
†Archaeotherium crassum Marsh 1873
†Archaeotherium marshi Troxell 1920
†Archaeotherium mortoni Leidy 1850
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Invalid names: Archaeotherium robustum Leidy 1852 [synonym], Arctodon vetustum Leidy 1852 [synonym], Elotherium clavum Marsh 1893 [synonym], Rhinoceros americanus Leidy 1852 [synonym]
†Archaeotherium palustris Schlaikjer 1935
†Archaeotherium scotti Sinclair 1922
†Archaeotherium trippensis Skinner et al. 1968
†Archaeotherium wanlessi Sinclair 1922
Invalid names: Archaeotherium imperator Leidy 1873 [nomen dubium], Archaeotherium superbum Leidy 1868 [nomen dubium], Choerodon Troxell 1920 [synonym], Eotherium Leidy 1853 [synonym]
G. †Cypretherium Foss 2007
G. †Daeodon Cope 1878
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†Daeodon humerosus Cope 1879
†Daeodon shoshonensis Cope 1878
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Invalid names: Ammodon leidyanum Marsh in Cope 1868 [synonym], Dinohyus mento Allen 1926 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ammodon Marsh 1893 [synonym], Boochoerus Cope 1879 [synonym]
G. †Dinohyus Peterson 1905
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†Dinohyus hollandi Peterson 1905
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Invalid names: Daeodon minor Loomis 1932 [synonym]
†Dinohyus minimus Schlaikjer 1935
G. †Entelodon Aymard 1846
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†Entelodon deguilheimi Reppelin 1918
†Entelodon dirus Matthew and Granger 1923
†Entelodon gobiensis Trofimov 1952
†Entelodon magnus Aymard 1846
†Entelodon major Biriukov 1961
†Entelodon ordosius Young and Chow 1956
†Entelodon orientalis Dashzeveg 1965
Invalid names: Anthracothema tsuchiyai Takai 1961 [nomen nudum], Entelodon diconodon Trofimov 1952 [nomen dubium], Entelodon ingens Leidy 1856 [nomen dubium]
G. †Entelodontellus Yu et al. 2023
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†Entelodontellus zhouliangi Yu et al. 2023
G. †Ergilobia Trofimov 1958
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†Ergilobia gobiensis Trofimov 1952
Invalid names: Brachyodon Trofimov 1952 [replaced]
G. †Megachoerus Troxell 1920
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†Megachoerus latidens Troxell 1920
†Megachoerus praecursor Scott 1940
†Megachoerus zygomaticus Troxell 1920
G. †Paraentelodon Gabunia 1964
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†Paraentelodon intermedium Gabunia 1964
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Invalid names: Neoentelodon dzhungaricus Aubekerova 1969 [synonym], Paraentelodon macrognathus Qiu et al. 1990 [synonym]
Invalid names: Neoentelodon Aubekerova 1969 [synonym]
G. †Pelonax Cope 1873
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†Pelonax potens Marsh 1893
†Pelonax ramosus Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Elotherium bathrodon Marsh 1874 [synonym]
Subfm. †Proentelodontinae Vislobokova 2008
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G. †Brachyhyops Colbert 1937
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†Brachyhyops neimongolensis Wang and Qiu 2002
†Brachyhyops trofimovi Dashzeveg 1976
†Brachyhyops viensis Russell 1980
†Brachyhyops wyomingensis Colbert 1937
Invalid names: Eoentelodon Chow 1958 [synonym]
G. †Proentelodon Vislobokova 2008
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†Proentelodon minutus Vislobokova 2008
G. †Scaptohyus Sinclair 1922
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†Scaptohyus altidens Sinclair 1922
Invalid names: Arctodon Leidy 1852 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. H. Colbert 1938
Large, specialized bunodont artiodactyls. Skull greatly modified, even in the most primitive genera. Basicranium compressed and foramina more or less coalesced, paroccipital processes short but massive, auditory bulla developed. Orbit usually displaced towards the posterior portion of the skull. Dental formula either complete or reduced; molars, upper and lower, four-cusped and elongated. Feet didactyl, but with the metapodials not coalesced.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Duchesnean to the top of the Burdigalian or 39.70000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (139 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Mongolia (Ovorhangai) Proentelodon minutus (93596)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Yunnan) Eoentelodon yunnanense (36668)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Brachyhyops neimongolensis (61229) Entelodontidae indet., Archaeotherium ordosius (28789)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region) Brachyhyops neimongolensis (241728)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Jiangsu) Artiodactyla indet. (37493)
Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (New Mexico) Brachyhyops wyomingensis (16880)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Archaeotherium mortoni (16835) Brachyhyops wyomingensis (16828)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Utah) Brachyhyops wyomingensis (16852)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Oregon) Entelodontidae indet. (185944)
Houldjinian37.71 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) Entelodon dirus (72147)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Mongolia (Dornogov) Brachyhyops sp. (176016) Entelodon orientalis, Eoentelodon trofimovi (174716)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Thailand Entelodon gobiensis (13127 49078)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Mongolia (Dornogobi Aimag) Brachyhyops trofimovi (152082)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) Entelodon dirus (180942) Entelodon dirus, Entelodon gobiensis (180941) Entelodon gobiensis (182572)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9China (Yunnan) Entelodontellus zhouliangi (175389)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Japan Anthracothema tsuchiyai (13491)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Sirenia indet. (27508)
Ulangochuian37.71 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) Entelodon gobiensis (180943)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Texas) Archaeotherium mortoni (16894 16931)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Archaeotherium coarctatum, Archaeotherium mortoni, Archaeotherium scotti (16885) Archaeotherium crassum (16978) Archaeotherium marshi, Megachoerus latidens (16969) Archaeotherium scotti (17006)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Archaeotherium coarctatum (16893 16919) Archaeotherium sp. (16979) Brachyhyops viensis (17023) Elotherium arctatum, Menodus americanus (101961)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Archaeotherium coarctatum (16962 16963 16964 16965) Archaeotherium mortoni (16922) Archaeotherium sp. (16911 17011 17045) Brachyhyops sp. (16960)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Archaeotherium crassum, Archaeotherium mortoni, Archaeotherium potens, Archaeotherium ramosus (16977)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Archaeotherium crassum (17018) Archaeotherium mortoni (16918 16930) Archaeotherium sp. (16917 16940)
Early/Lower Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Brachyhyops wyomingensis (16906)
Middle Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Entelodontidae indet. (16928)
Middle Chadronian - Late/Upper Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Archaeotherium sp. (156988)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (North Dakota) Archaeotherium mortoni (17101)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Archaeotherium mortoni, Archaeotherium palustris (17117)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Oregon) Entelodon sp. (17070)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (South Dakota) Archaeotherium mortoni (17133 17174 17296) Archaeotherium mortoni, Archaeotherium wanlessi (17094 17180) Archaeotherium sp. (17089 17102 17188 163487) Archaeotherium sp., Archaeotherium mortoni (17092) Archaeotherium wanlessi (180329) Elotherium mortoni (17141 17142 17153)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Archaeotherium mortoni (17098 17175)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) Archaeotherium mortoni (17081 17082)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Texas) Entelodontidae indet. (17076)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Archaeotherium mortoni (17055)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France Entelodon deguilheimi (69805)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Entelodon magnum (31583)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Gansu) Paraentelodon sp. (182899)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) Entelodon gobiensis (176066)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Auvergne Region) Entelodon magnum (31767)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Limousin) Entelodon antiquum (31753)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Germany Entelodon degulhemi (36984)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Czechia Entelodon antiquum (91467)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3Germany Entelodon deguilhemi (46097)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d?Azur) Entelodon sp. (73965)
MP 2433.9 - 27.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Entelodon sp. (182658)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Archaeotherium lemleyi (17316) Entelodontidae indet. (17337 17359) Entelodontidae indet., Scaptohyus altidens (17344)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (California) Elotherium superbus (17327)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Oregon) Archaeotherium caninus (17349)
Whitneyan - Monroecreekian31.8 - 23.1Canada (Saskatchewan) Archaeotherium zygomaticum (17306)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) Entelodontidae indet. (17636)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Oregon) Archaeotherium sp. (17508 93078) Archaeotherium sp., Choerodon caninus (17537)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Dinohyus minimus (17667)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Dinohyus sp. (17606) Entelodontidae indet. (17520)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Archaeotherium sp. (17514)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Boochoerus humerosus, Daeodon shoshonensis, Elotherium imperator (180202) Daeodon sp. (93080) Elotherium calkinsi, Entelodon imperator (189114) Entelodontidae indet. (17534)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) Entelodontidae indet. (17504)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Entelodontidae indet. (156729)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Oregon) Archaeotherium caninus (93079) Archaeotherium sp. (17603)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (South Carolina) Dinohyus mento (214901)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Kazakhstan Neoentelodon dzhungaricus (182747)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Pakistan (Baluchistan) Paraentelodon sp. (78362)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Gansu) Paraentelodon macrognathus (71433)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Georgia Paraentelodon intermedium (182744)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (South Dakota) Boochoerus angustus (87209)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Burdigalian27.3 - 15.98China (Gansu) Paraentelodon macrognathus (42066)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98USA (Alabama) Dinohyus hollandi (18523)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (South Dakota) Archaeotherium trippensis (17723) Entelodon sp. (17548)
Monroecreekian - Harrisonian24.7 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Daeodon sp. (17528)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Daeodon minor (17845) Dinohyus hollandi (17741 17805) Dinohyus sp. (17789 17819)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Florida) Dinohyus sp. (17784)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Dinohyus sp. (17796)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (North Carolina) Daeodon shoshonensis (71651)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (Texas) Entelodontidae indet. (18663)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Daeodon hollandi (17762)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Texas) Dinohyus hollandi (18699)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Oregon) Archaeotherium caninus (17925)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (New Jersey) Ammodon leidyanum, Daeodon leidyanum (17910)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) Entelodontidae indet. (17886)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Entelodontidae indet. (18002 18003)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (South Dakota) Daeodon sp. (17912)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Dinohyus hollandi (18700)