Bothriodon is an extinct genus of anthracotheriid artiodactyl from the late Eocene to early Oligocene of Asia, Europe, and North America.

Description

Bothriodon was about the size of a large pig, reaching an estimated weight of more than 199kg (439lbs). Bothriodon possesses molars transitional between bunodont and selenodont in morphology. Alongside this, the upper molars possess 5 cusps as opposed to the derived 4. They also possessed a reduced pollex on the 5 toed manus.

References

Further reading

• The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth D. Rose

• Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids by Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton