†Laredochoerus Westgate 1994 (even-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Leptochoeridae
Full reference: J. W. Westgate. 1994. A New Leptochoerid from Middle Eocene (Uintan) Deposits of the Texas Coastal Plain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14(2):296-299
Parent taxon: Leptochoeridae according to J. M. Theodor et al. 2007
See also Carroll 1988, McKenna and Bell 1997, Stucky 1998 and Westgate 1994
Sister taxa: Diacodexis woltonensis, Ibarus, Leptochoerus, Stibarus
Subtaxa: Laredochoerus edwardsi
Type: Laredochoerus edwardsi
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Casa Blanca (Eocene of Texas)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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