Bothriogenys

Bothriogenys
Temporal range: late Eocene to Early Oligocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: †Anthracotheriidae
Subfamily: †Bothriodontinae
Genus: †Bothriogenys
Schmidt, 1913
Species
  • †B. fraasi Schmidt, 1913 (type)
  • †B. andrewsi Schmidt, 1913
  • †B. gorringei (Andrews & Beadnell, 1902)
  • †B. rugulosus Schmidt, 1913
  • †B. orientalis Ducrocq, 1997

Bothriogenys is a genus of anthracotheres that lived in Eastern Africa during the late Eocene to early Oligocene.[1] Most fossils have been found in Fayum, Egypt, but one species, B. orientalis, is known from late Eocene deposits in Thailand. It is believed to have originated from the Asian genus Anthracokeryx.[2]

In life, they would have resembled hippopotamuses with small, elongated heads.

  1. ^ Werdelin, Lars; Sanders, William Joseph (2010-07-20). Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. Univ of California Press. pp. 843–846. ISBN 978-0-520-25721-4.
  2. ^ Fleagle, John G.; Kay, Richard F. (2013-11-11). Anthropoid Origins. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-4757-9197-6.