Anthracotherium

Anthracotherium is an extinct genus of hippopotamus-like even-toed ungulates known from Eurasia and Africa. Its species lived from the Eocene to the Miocene.

Artiodactyla: Artiodactyla is the mammal order of even-toed ungulates, including pigs, camels, deer, cattle, and hippos. Anthracotherium belongs to this order, whose members bear weight mainly on the third and fourth toes.
Anthracotherium magnum: Anthracotherium magnum is a large species of the extinct genus Anthracotherium. Its fossils provide a prominent example of the genus's substantial body size.
Eocene: The Eocene is a geological epoch lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago. Anthracotheres appeared during the Eocene, early in the genus's broad temporal range.
Hippopotamus: Hippopotamus is a genus of large, semiaquatic mammals native to sub-Saharan Africa. Its living species are the most familiar comparison for Anthracotherium's body form.
Cetartiodactyla: Cetartiodactyla is the mammalian clade that includes even-toed ungulates and cetaceans. Modern classification places anthracotheres within the larger clade that also contains whales.
Molar: A molar is a posterior tooth specialized for crushing or grinding food. Anthracotherium's broad cheek teeth are central to identifying its feeding anatomy.
Oligocene: The Oligocene is a geological epoch lasting from about 34 to 23 million years ago. Oligocene deposits preserve important records of anthracotheres across Eurasia and Africa.
Whippomorpha: Whippomorpha is a clade comprising cetaceans and hippopotamuses and their extinct relatives. The clade provides the evolutionary context for assessing proposed anthracothere–hippo relationships.
Hippopotamidae: Hippopotamidae is the mammal family containing living hippos and their extinct relatives. Anthracotherium resembled hippos but was not a member of their family.
Diastema: A diastema is a gap between teeth, commonly separating incisors or canines from cheek teeth. Tooth gaps and tusk-like canines help distinguish anthracothere skulls.

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