Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Alternative combinations: Merycochoerus chelydra, Promerycochoerus superbus chelydra
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1884. Synopsis of the species of Oreodontidae. Paleontological Bulletin 38:503-572
Belongs to Promerycochoerus according to M. S. Stevens et al. 2023
See also Cope 1884, Hay 1902, Lander 1998, Schultz and Falkenbach 1949, Stevens and Stevens 2007, Thorpe 1921, Thorpe 1924 and Thorpe 1937
Sister taxa: Promerycochoerus (Desmatochoerus), Promerycochoerus (Parapromerycochoerus), Promerycochoerus (Pseudopromerycochoerus), Promerycochoerus carrikeri, Promerycochoerus leidyi, Promerycochoerus superbus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Blacktail Deer Creek ( of Montana)
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