Bothriogenys

Bothriogenys; Temporal range: late Eocene to Early Oligocene
	Arsinoitherium (top) and Bothriogenys fraasi (bottom)
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;

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Bothriogenys

Extinct genus of mammals

Bothriogenys was a genus of anthracotheres that lived in Eastern Africa during the late Eocene to early Oligocene. Most fossils have been found in Fayum, Egypt, but one species, B. orientalis, is known from late Eocene deposits in Thailand.

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

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Bothriogenys Temporal range: late Eocene to Early Oligocene

Arsinoitherium (top) and Bothriogenys fraasi (bottom)
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