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Entelodonts are reminiscent of wild boars, but are actually not believed to be direct relatives of pigs but are classified under the super family that included cetaceans. Entelodon was fairly large at 4 1/2 tall at the shoulder and 8 feet long. They had bulky bodies with long narrow legs each with two toes all designed for running. They had incisor and molars and large cheekbones. The long head was supported by a short strong and thick neck. Going form their teeth they were likely omnivores and possibly scavengers as well. They would have eaten tubers and root plant as well as any animal they could run down and probably not pass up an unattended carcass. They inhabited open forests and open plains and prairie. They were apex predators for much of their time and region, but Entelodon disappeared from Eurasia and Asia by the end of the Oligocene. Entelodonts in general, however, are known from Asia, Europe and North America from the late Eocene to the early Miocene.

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Description
Entelodonts are reminiscent of wild boars, but are actually not believed to be direct relatives of pigs but are classified under the super family that included cetaceans. Entelodon was fairly large at 4 1/2 tall at the shoulder and 8 feet long. They had bulky bodies with long narrow legs each with two toes all designed for running. They had incisor and molars and large cheekbones. The long head was supported by a short strong and thick neck. Going form their teeth they were likely omnivores and possibly scavengers as well. They would have eaten tubers and root plant as well as any animal they could run down and probably not pass up an unattended carcass. They inhabited open forests and open plains and prairie. They were apex predators for much of their time and region, but Entelodon disappeared from Eurasia and Asia by the end of the Oligocene. Entelodonts in general, however, are known from Asia, Europe and North America from the late Eocene to the early Miocene.

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