†family Merycopotamidae Cope 1887 (even-toed ungulate)
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycopotamidae
Parent taxon: Suina according to W. H. Flower and R. Lydekker 1891
See also Cope 1889
Sister taxa: Cotylopidae, Dichodontidae, Tayassuidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Merycopotamidae in the database