Mammals from White River formation
Entelodonts were primitive pig-like animals with skulls up to three feet long. They had bony knobs along the bottom of their skulls. Entelodonts belong to the suborder Suina which includes modern pigs, and is further contained in the Artiodactyla, the odd toed ungulates.
This animal was one of the larger entelodonts, with a skull more than 18 inches long,
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Upper canine is 5 1/2" long. You can just see the wear on the enamel near the bottom left of the picture from contact with the canine on the lower jaw. Thw white portion of the tooth is the root. |
| Family: | Entelodontidae |
| Formation: | Brule (White River) |
| Epoch: | Oligocene |