Paraentelodon

In Depth        Although not‭ ‬especially one of the most well-known of the entelodonts,‭ ‬Paraentelodon is one of the largest known genera being comparable to Entelodon and Daeodon in size.‭ ‬Paraentelodon appears in Asia as the earlier Entelodon began to decline and continues to be largest currently known genus of entelodont in Asia in the early … Read more

Phiomicetus

In Depth        Phiomicetus is a genus of protocetid whale that lived in North Africa during the Eocene.‭ ‬Analysis of the jaws and teeth shows that Phiomicetus would have been a powerful predator,‭ ‬possibly feeding upon a variety of prey animals.‭ ‬Phiomicetus also seems to have still been capable of easily walking about on land when … Read more

Brachyhyops

In Depth        Brachyhyops was an early entelodont that roamed across North America long before the emergence of large entelodonts such as Daeodon.‭ ‬There is some confusion about Brachyhyops however regarding another genus called Eoentelodon from Asia.‭ ‬In‭ ‬2004‭ ‬Eoentelodon was found to the same genus as Brachyhyops in a study by Lucas and Emry,‭ ‬however … Read more

Eoentelodon

In Depth        Eoentelodon was a relatively small and early genus of entelodont that acquired its name from its early appearance on the landscape before the much larger Entelodon.‭ ‬However,‭ ‬its validity as a valid genus has been disputed,‭ ‬most specifically in a‭ ‬2004‭ ‬study by Lucas and Emry which saw the genus being declared to … Read more

Whakakai

In Depth        Whakakai is a genus of whale that lived in waters around New Zealand during the Oligocene. Further Reading -‭ ‬Archaic baleen whale from the Kokoamu Greensand:‭ ‬earbones distinguish a new late Oligocene mysticete‭ (‬Cetacea:‭ ‬Mysticeti‭) ‬from New Zealand.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand‭ ‬46‭(‬2‭)‬:117-138.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Tsai‭ & … Read more

Surameryx

In Depth        Named in‭ ‬2014,‭ ‬not much can be said about Surameryx because the genus has been named from‭ ‬just a lower left jaw.‭ ‬However,‭ ‬by being recovered from a late Miocene aged deposit,‭ ‬we do know that the presence of Surameryx in South America is a rare example of a mammal with North American … Read more

Daeodon (‬now includes Dinohyus‭)

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. … Read more

Megaloceros a.k.a Irish Elk and Giant Deer

In Depth Further Reading – Origin and Function of ‘Bizarre’ Structures – Antler Size and Skull Size in ‘Irish Elk’, Megaloceros giganteus. – Evolution 28(2): 191-220.Stephen J. Gould – 1974. – Notes on Megaloceros luochuanensis (sp. nov.) from Hei-Mugou, Luochuan, Shaanxi province. – Vertebrata PalAsiatica (Gujizhui dongwu yu gurenlei) 20(3):228-235 – X. Xue – 1982. … Read more

Merycopotamus

In Depth        Merycopotamus is a genus of anthracothere mammal that lived in both Africa and Asia during from the Miocene to Pliocene periods. Further Reading -‭ ‬A New Species of Bothriodontinae,‭ ‬Merycopotamus thachangensis‭ (‬Cetartiodactyla,‭ ‬Anthracotheriidae‭) ‬from the Late Miocene of Nakhon Ratchasima,‭ ‬Northeastern Thailand.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬28‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬1182‭–‬1188.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Hanta,‭ … Read more

Protororqualus

In Depth        Protororqualus is a genus of rorqual baleen whale that lived in European waters during the Pliocene period.‭ ‬Protororqualus is seen to be more primitive in form and living at time when other kinds of rorqual whales were already developing more advanced features.‭ Further reading -‭ ‬Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic relationships of the rorqual-like … Read more