page_title: Entelodon
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Entelodon / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Size comparison between Entelodon deguilhemi and a human male, with 1m background grid for scale. Figures are in silhouette.
context_page_description: Entelodon, is an extinct genus of entelodont artiodactyl endemic to Eurasia. Fossils of species are found in Paleogene strata ranging in age from the Houldjinian until the Rupelian epoch of the early Oligocene.
context_section_description: Entelodon was a fairly typical entelodont, with a large, bulky body, slender legs, and a long snout.
  Like other entelodonts, Entelodon had complete eutherian dentition (3 incisors, 1 canine, 3 premolars, and 3 molars per quadrant). It had only two toes on each foot, and its legs were built for fast running. Its long, wide head was supported by a robust, short neck, and its cheekbones were greatly enlarged and protruded noticeably from the sides of the head. Though it was more closely related to hippos and whales than pigs, its skull was generally pig-like. It is presumed to have been an omnivore.
  Entelodon was around 1.35 metres (4 ft 5 in) tall at the shoulders, with a 65 centimetres (26 in) skull.
caption: Size comparison between E. deguilhemi and a human
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