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Entelodontidae is an extinct family of pig-like artiodactyls (even-toed ungulates) which inhabited the Northern Hemisphere (Asia, Europe, and North America) from the late Eocene [1] to the early Miocene epochs, about 38-19 million years ago.
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Humans are in the midst of a current mass extinction, known as the Holocene extinction period, as it continues to the 21st century. And as it turns out — we are the culprits, as well.
Extinction of taxa is difficult to confirm, as a long gap without a sighting is not definitive, but before 1995 a threshold of 50 years without a sighting was used to declare extinction. [ 1 ] One study found that extinction from habitat loss is the hardest to detect, as this might only fragment populations to the point of concealment from humans.
Photographer Tim Flach is renowned for his photos that show the more human side of suffering animals. Stunning new photos show the faces of animals on the verge of extinction Skip to main content
All four are vulnerable to extinction from habitat loss and other negative impacts related to human population growth and coastal development. [50] [66] [67] [68] Steller's sea cow, extinct since 1768, was hunted to extinction by humans. [69] The meat, oil, bones, and skin of manatees have commercial value.
Mastodons disappeared along with many other North American animals, including most of its largest animals , as part of the end-Pleistocene extinction event around the end of the Late Pleistocene-early Holocene, the causes typically being attributed to human hunting, severe climatic phases like the Younger Dryas, or some combination of the two ...
Daeodon shoshonensis life restoration Daeodon (Dinohyus) hollandi, complete skeleton from the Agate Springs Fossil Quarry in Nebraska. See text for nomenclature history. Daeodon is an extinct genus of entelodont even-toed ungulates that inhabited North America about 29 to 15.97 million years ago during the latest Oligocene and earliest Miocene.