Miniochoerus starkensis Schultz and Falkenbach 1956 (oreodont)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae

Alternative combination: Oreonetes starkensis

Synonyms: Miniochoerus (Paraminiochoerus) helprini Schultz and Falkenbach 1956, Miniochoerus (Paraminiochoerus) ottensi Schultz and Falkenbach 1956, Miniochoerus cheyennensis Schultz and Falkenbach 1956, Miniochoerus helprini Schultz and Falkenbach 1956, Miniochoerus nicholsae Schultz and Falkenbach 1956, Oreonetes cheyennensis Schultz and Falkenbach 1956, Oreonetes nicholsae Schultz and Falkenbach 1956, Platyochoerus hatcreekensis Schultz and Falkenbach 1956, Platyochoerus heartensis Schultz and Falkenbach 1956, Stenopsochoerus berardae Schultz and Falkenbach 1956, Stenopsochoerus joderensis 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

Belongs to Miniochoerus according to M. S. Stevens and J. B. Stevens 1996

See also Harksen and Macdonald 1969, Lander 1998, Schultz and Falkenbach 1956 and Stevens and Stevens 2007

Sister taxa: Miniochoerus (Paraminiochoerus), Miniochoerus affinis, Miniochoerus chadronensis, Miniochoerus forsythae, Miniochoerus gracilis, Stenopsochoerus (Pseudostenopsochoerus)

Type specimens:

  • Miniochoerus starkensis: F:AM 45497, a partial skeleton (Partial skull with C/(rt.)-M3 (P2 rt.), partial mandible with p1-p2 rt. and p3-m3 and vertebrae). Its type locality is Little Badlands (Brule Zone B), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in North Dakota.
  • Miniochoerus (Paraminiochoerus) helprini: F:AM 49501, a skull (Skull with C/(rt.)-M3 and partial mandible with m3). Its type locality is West of Joder (Upper Whitney), which is in a Whitneyan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.
  • Miniochoerus (Paraminiochoerus) ottensi: UNSM 28336, a skull (Skull with I3-M3 and mandible with i1-m3). Its type locality is UNSM Sx-15 (Whitney A), which is in a Whitneyan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.
  • Miniochoerus cheyennensis: AMNH 9797, a partial skull (Partial skull with C/-M3). Its type locality is Sheep Mountain Table (Poleslide), which is in a Whitneyan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of South Dakota.
  • Miniochoerus helprini: F:AM 49501, a skull (Skull with C/(rt.)-M3 and partial mandible with m3). Its type locality is West of Joder (Upper Whitney), which is in a Whitneyan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.
  • Miniochoerus nicholsae: F:AM 49585, a partial skeleton (Partial skull with I1-I3 alv. and C/-M3 (M2 br.), partial tibia and vertebrae).
  • Platyochoerus hatcreekensis: F:AM 45463, a partial skull (Partial skull with C/(rt.)-M3 (P2 and M1 br.), partial mandible with p3(rt.)-m3, partial humerus, 2 partial femora, tibia, fibula, astragalus, vertebrae, and pe).
  • Platyochoerus heartensis: F:AM 45467, a partial skeleton (Partial skull with C/(rt.)-M3 (P2 and M1 br.), partial mandible with p3(rt.)-m3, partial humerus, 2 partial femora, tibia, fibula, astragalus, vertebrae, and pe).
  • Stenopsochoerus berardae: F:AM 49617, a partial skeleton (Partial skull with I1-M3, mandible with /c-m3, femur, partial tibia, and fragments). Its type locality is Slim Buttes Brule C, which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in South Dakota.
  • Stenopsochoerus joderensis: F:AM 45483, a partial skull (Partial skull with I1-M3 (C/-P2 and M1-M2 br.) and partial mandible with i1-m3 (i1-p1 and p3-p4 br.)). Its type locality is West of Joder (Upper Whitney), which is in a Whitneyan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (20: Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota collections)

Total: 20 collections including 21 occurrences

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