Entelodontidae

Entelodontidae

[‚en·tə·lə′dän·tə‚dē]
(paleontology)
A family of extinct palaeodont artiodactyls in the superfamily Entelodontoidea.
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At that time, the first group of pig-like animals were clustered in the Entelodontidae family, which included the "terrible pig" (Dinohyus hollandi), a bison-sized, pig-like animal that roamed over much of North America, and which, like today's pigs, was omnivorous; though they are thought to be more a scavenger than predator.
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