Bothriogenys

Bothriogenys; Temporal range: late Eocene to Early Oligocene
	Life Restoration
Scientific 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]

Distribution

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] Bothriogenys is believed to be one of the first anthracotheriids to have entered Africa.^[3]

Description

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

References

^ 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.
^ Fleagle, John G.; Kay, Richard F. (2013-11-11). Anthropoid Origins. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-4757-9197-6.
^ Sileem, Afifi H.; Abu El‐Kheir, Gebely A. (11 September 2022). "Complete skull of Bothriogenys fraasi (Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Anthracotheriidae) from the Early Oligocene, Fayum, Egypt". Geological Journal. 57 (11): 4833–4841. doi:10.1002/gj.4574. ISSN 0072-1050. Retrieved 21 February 2025 – via Wiley Online Library.

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[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.

[3] Sileem, Afifi H.; Abu El‐Kheir, Gebely A. (11 September 2022). "Complete skull of Bothriogenys fraasi (Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Anthracotheriidae) from the Early Oligocene, Fayum, Egypt". Geological Journal. 57 (11): 4833–4841. doi:10.1002/gj.4574. ISSN 0072-1050. Retrieved 21 February 2025 – via Wiley Online Library.

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