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Entelodontellus

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Entelodontellus
Temporal range: Priabonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Entelodontidae
Genus: Entelodontellus
Species:
E. zhouliangi
Binomial name
Entelodontellus zhouliangi
Yu et. al., 2023

Entelodontellus is an extinct genus of entelodontid that lived during the Priabonian stage of the Eocene epoch.[1]

Distribution

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Entelodontellus zhouliangi fossils are known from the Caijiachong Formation of Yunnan, China.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Yu, Yang; Gao, Hongyan; Li, Qiang; Ni, Xijun (31 March 2023). "A new entelodont (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the late Eocene of China and its phylogenetic implications". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 21 (1). Bibcode:2023JSPal..2189436Y. doi:10.1080/14772019.2023.2189436. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 27 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.