Daeodon

Daeodon(Dinohyus)
Classification
Name	Daeodon shoshonensis
Name Meaning	Dreadful Tooth
Species	Entelodont
Family	Entelodontidae
Diet	Omnivore
Physiology
Description	Large, pig-like mammal
Attributes	Large teeth; pig-like attributes; omnivorous
Height	2 m (6.56 ft)
Length	3.1 m (10.17 ft)
Weight	1 t (2,204 lb)
Biography
Era	Middle Oligocene to Early Miocene
Time	29 to 19 MYA
Discovered	1878
Locations	North America

“	This Daeodon, also called Dinohyus and some experts have likened it to a kind of killer warthog called entelodonts.	„
	— Allen Johnson, about Daeodon in The Big, the Bad, and the Ugly

Daeodon (name meaning "Dreadful Tooth"), commonly referred to as Dinohyus (name meaning "Terrible Hog"), sometimes called the Giant Boar is a genus of entelodont artiodactyl that originated during the Middle Oligocene epoch in what is now North America. Often referred to as the "Boar from Hell", this is the largest species of swine that ever existed.

In the Series 3 episode "The Big, the Bad, and the Ugly," a few Daeodon were brought to the park from Late Oligocene North America, 24 million years ago.

Facts

Physical Attributes

Daeodon stood 2 metres tall and weighed 1 ton, making them the size of rhino.

Daeodon had massive jaws with sharp teeth that were built to crush bone. They had hooves that helped them run fast to catch prey they hunted.

Daeodon skeleton

Behavior & Traits

Like many entelodonts, Daeodon lived a solitary life and mostly got together during the mating.

Gallery

Trivia

• The sound effects of Daeodon are that of boar as well as walrus and cartoon bear sounds to make them seem more intimidating.