Bothriogenys

Bothriogenys is a genus of anthracotheres that lived in Eastern Africa during the late Eocene to early Oligocene.^[1]

Bothriogenys Temporal range: late Eocene to Early Oligocene
Life Restoration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
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

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.