Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Synonyms: Ancodus Pomel 1848, Choeropotamus (Hyopotamus) Leidy 1857, Hyopotamus Leidy 1857
Parent taxon: Bothriodontinae according to L. Scherler et al. 2019
See also Alroy 2002, Andrews 1906, Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Lambe 1908, Leidy 1857, Macdonald 1956, McKenna and Bell 1997, Scott 1913, Scott 1940, Thewissen et al. 2001 and Troxell 1921
Sister taxa: Bakalovia, Bothriogenys, Brachyodus, Elomeryx, Libycosaurus, Merycopotamus, Octacodon
Subtaxa: Bothriodon advena Bothriodon chowi Bothriodon sandaensis Bothriodon velaunus
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (1 collection), United States (1: North Dakota)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan), China (2), Japan (1), Mongolia (3)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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