Dinohyus the Terrible Pig coloring page

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Today's new drawing is of a huge prehistoric pig.

Dinohyus the Terrible Pig

Dinohylus was a huge prehistoric mammal.  It was basically a pig as big as an American Bison.  It has also been compared to a Clydesdale horse and a modern rhinoceros. It had huge teeth including tusks.  It weighed around 2000 lbs or around 900 kg.  It was around 6.5 feet or 2 meters tall at its hump... located at the shoulders. It was 3.6 meters or almost 12 feet long. 

Dinohylus was an omnivore so it probably scavanged carrion and at leaves and fruits. It also may have been a hunter.  It has been called the "Killer Pig."  It lived 20-23 million years ago.  

Sadly, it is now generally accepted that this huge mammalian animal was first named Daedon.  Too bad.  Dinohylus means "Terrible Pig."  It lived on the plans of North America.  

We saw a model of this at the Denver Museum of Natural History.  It was intimidating.  Here is a photo:

I think I will draw another drawing of Dinohyus based on this photo.  But not today.

NOTE:  This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology."  Then carefully scroll down to the bottom of the "Cenozoic Era" section of the list.  Have fun coloring!