Oreodontoides Thorpe 1921 (oreodont)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae

Full reference: M. R. Thorpe. 1921. John Day Eporeodons, with descriptions of new genera and species. American Journal of Science 202:93-111

Parent taxon: Merychyinae according to M. S. Stevens et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Merychyus, Paramerychyus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Harrisonian of United States (1: South Dakota collection)

• Arikareean of United States (4: Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming)

• Oligocene of United States (5: Oregon, South Dakota)

• Eocene to Oligocene of Mexico (1)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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