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Prehistoric Life

How long was Entelodon magnus?

An adult Entelodon magnus had a body length of about 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in).

What is measured: adult body length

Entelodon magnus (2.1 m) drawn to scale beside a doorway (2 m) and a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Doorway (2 m), Entelodon magnus (2.1 m) and Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 2 would fit end to end along a 20-foot shipping container
  • About the height of a doorway
  • About 1.2× the height of an adult person
  • About 5 would fit end to end along a city bus
  • About 5.5× the height of a bowling pin

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Facts about Entelodon magnus

Entelodon was a huge omnivorous artiodactyl with a powerful skull, although it was more closely related to hippos and whales than to pigs.

Source: American Museum of Natural History — Entelodon; Encyclopaedia Britannica — Entelodont

Prehistoric Life

NameSizeCompared with Entelodon magnus
Gastornis gigantea1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)0.86×
Coelodonta antiquitatis1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)0.86×
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)0.86×
Protoceratops andrewsi2 m (6 ft 7 in)0.95×
Castoroides ohioensis2 m (6 ft 7 in)0.95×
Elasmotherium sibiricum2 m (6 ft 7 in)0.95×
Megaloceros giganteus2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)same size
Entelodon magnus2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)this page
Daeodon shoshonensis2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)same size
Triceratops horridus2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)1.1×

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