Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae
Full reference: E. L. Troxell. 1920. Entelodonts in the Marsh Collection; Part III. The larger genera and species. American Journal of Science 50(300):431-445
Parent taxon: Entelodontidae according to J. A. Effinger 1998
See also Carroll 1988, Scott 1940, Storer 1996 and Vislobokova 2008
Sister taxa: Archaeotherium, Arctodon, Cypretherium, Daeodon, Dinohyus, Entelodon, Ergilobia, Paraentelodon, Pelonax, Proentelodontinae, Scaptohyus
Subtaxa: Megachoerus latidens Megachoerus praecursor Megachoerus zygomaticus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.