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93 / Cenozoic
Daeodon
Daeodon shoshonensis
A huge deep-skulled omnivore belonged to the entelodonts, not to true pigs.
Structured expansion · editorial review pending
- Time range
- About 29–16 million years ago
- Final stage
- Early Miocene
- Geographic range
- Open woodlands of North America
01 / ANSWER FIRST
What was Daeodon?
This archive records Daeodon under the scientific name Daeodon shoshonensis, with an age of About 29–16 million years ago and a range of Open woodlands of North America. A huge deep-skulled omnivore belonged to the entelodonts, not to true pigs.
Daeodon combined long running limbs with crushing jaws and large cheek flanges. It probably scavenged, rooted for plants and took animal prey.
02 / QUICK FACTS
Daeodon at a glance
- Scientific name
- Daeodon shoshonensis
- Age
- About 29–16 million years ago
- Last recorded stage
- Early Miocene
- Known range
- Open woodlands of North America
- Broad group
- mammal or synapsid
- Archive era
- Cenozoic
- Habitat signals
- Forest
- Documented regions
- North America
03 / ANATOMY
How was Daeodon built?
Overall body plan
A huge deep-skulled omnivore belonged to the entelodonts, not to true pigs.
Skull, teeth and feeding mechanics
The available record is interpreted through preserved proportions, attachment surfaces, wear and comparison with related organisms. For Daeodon, those observations must be separated from features added only for visual reconstruction.
Limbs, posture and body mass
Daeodon combined long running limbs with crushing jaws and large cheek flanges. It probably scavenged, rooted for plants and took animal prey.
Growth and individual variation
A single specimen does not define the whole species. Size, maturity, preservation and possible sex differences are considered before anatomical traits are treated as typical of Daeodon.
04 / DIET & BEHAVIOUR
How did Daeodon live?
Daeodon combined long running limbs with crushing jaws and large cheek flanges. It probably scavenged, rooted for plants and took animal prey. This ecological reconstruction is strongest where anatomy, associated organisms and the depositional setting point in the same direction.
05 / DIET & BEHAVIOUR
What shaped its ecological limits?
Its populations depended on food webs, vegetation, water, climate and competition. Changes in any one factor did not necessarily cause immediate extinction, but interacting pressures could reduce range, recruitment and resilience.
06 / RANGE & HABITAT
Where and when did Daeodon live?
This archive currently lists About 29–16 million years ago; Open woodlands of North America. Fossil or historical occurrence data describe where evidence has been found, not every place the taxon once occupied. Species-level age and range limits still require source-specific review.
Documented geographic range
Open woodlands of North America. This boundary can change when specimens are reidentified or new localities are published.
Time window
About 29–16 million years ago, with the final recorded stage listed as Early Miocene. Rock units and dating uncertainty mean the true biological range may extend beyond the known record.
Environmental setting
The archive uses the broad habitat labels Forest. These labels help explore related records; a habitat reconstruction requires evidence from individual localities.
07 / FOSSIL EVIDENCE
What evidence supports reconstructions of Daeodon?
Primary record
Skulls, teeth, skeletons and trackways reveal its movement and flexible diet.
Comparative anatomy
Preserved structures are compared with close and functionally similar organisms. The method can constrain posture and function, but analogy alone cannot prove colour, behaviour or soft tissue.
Age and locality
Stratigraphy and occurrence records place Daeodon within About 29–16 million years ago and Open woodlands of North America. Reworked fossils and uncertain provenance are treated cautiously.
Open entity records
Links below connect the archive to available taxonomic and occurrence records. A matching name does not verify every ecological claim, and related-taxon links provide comparison rather than an exact species match.
08 / DISAPPEARANCE & DEBATE
Why did Daeodon disappear?
Miocene climate and habitat change reshaped North American mammal communities.
The last fossil or observation marks the youngest evidence currently known, not necessarily the death of the final individual. Explanations are strongest when timing, environmental change and population biology agree; otherwise the profile preserves uncertainty instead of assigning a single dramatic cause.
09 / FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Daeodon FAQ
What was Daeodon?
This archive records Daeodon under the scientific name Daeodon shoshonensis, with an age of About 29–16 million years ago. A huge deep-skulled omnivore belonged to the entelodonts, not to true pigs.
When did Daeodon live?
The current archive range is About 29–16 million years ago; its youngest recorded stage is Early Miocene.
Where was Daeodon found?
The archive currently lists Open woodlands of North America. Species-level locality assignments and the full geographic range still require source-specific review.
How do scientists know about Daeodon?
Skulls, teeth, skeletons and trackways reveal its movement and flexible diet.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Completed an AI-assisted bilingual audit of the archive record, corrected identified issues and clarified evidence limits; independent editorial review is pending.
- Expanded into a structured bilingual profile with anatomy, ecology, range, evidence, debate and FAQs; independent editorial review is pending.
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS