Miniochoerus Schultz and Falkenbach 1956 (oreodont)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae

Synonyms: Parastenopsochoerus Schultz and Falkenbach 1956, Platyochoerus Schultz and Falkenbach 1956, Stenopsochoerus Schultz and Falkenbach 1956

Full reference: C. B. Schultz and C. H. Falkenbach. 1956. Miniochoerinae and Oreonetinae two new subfamilies of oreodonts. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 109(4):373-482

Parent taxon: Miniochoerinae according to M. S. Stevens and J. B. Stevens 2007

See also Lander 1998, Schultz and Falkenbach 1956 and Stevens and Stevens 1996

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Miniochoerus (Paraminiochoerus) Miniochoerus affinis Miniochoerus chadronensis Miniochoerus forsythae Miniochoerus gracilis Miniochoerus starkensis Stenopsochoerus (Pseudostenopsochoerus)

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Type: Miniochoerus battlecreekensis

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (79: Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming collections)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Wyoming)

• Eocene of United States (18: Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 98 collections including 125 occurrences

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