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'''''Enhydriodon''''' was a genus of [[otter]]s that lived in what is now [[Ethiopia]] during the [[Miocene]] and [[Pliocene]] epoch. The otter is thought to be a relative of modern-day otters. ''Enhydriodon'' was described as
Although most species of the ''Enhydriodon'' genus are presumed to be semi-aquatic given most of the fossil isotope values being similar to fossilized semi-aquatic animals like hippopotamuses, the largest species, ''Enhydriodon omoensis'', was determined to be a terrestrial predator, capable of hunting prey that consumed a wide variety of terrestrial plants.<ref> {{cite news|author = Columbia Climate School | url = https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/09/06/in-ethiopia-a-fossil-otter-the-size-of-a-lion/ | title = Otters the Size of Lions Once Roamed the Earth | publisher = Columbia University in the City of New York | date = 6 September 2022 | access-date = 6 October 2022 | archive-date = 1 October 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221001222248/https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/09/06/in-ethiopia-a-fossil-otter-the-size-of-a-lion/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
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