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Anthracotherium magnum
Anthracotherium magnum
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Most anthracothere species were relatively small, two-toed plant-eaters. However, this upper jaw is from an Anthracotherium magnum, a huge pig-like species that probably ate both plants and animals.
They lived in swampy habitats, and fossils of them have been found in brown coal — hence its scientific name, which means “coal beast”.
Although they look like giant pigs, they are more closely related to hippopotamuses and whales.
Fossils and Evolution
This is part of the exhibition Fossils and Evolution at the Museum of Natural History in Stockholm.
