Promerycochoerus leidyi Bettany 1876 (oreodont)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae

Alternative combinations: Desmatochoerus leidyi, Merycochoerus leidyi

Belongs to Promerycochoerus according to M. S. Stevens et al. 2023

See also Barnosky 1986, Cope 1884, Hay 1902, Lander 1998, Schultz and Falkenbach 1954, Thorpe 1921, Thorpe 1924 and Thorpe 1937

Sister taxa: Promerycochoerus (Desmatochoerus), Promerycochoerus (Parapromerycochoerus), Promerycochoerus (Pseudopromerycochoerus), Promerycochoerus carrikeri, Promerycochoerus chelydra, Promerycochoerus superbus

Type specimen: WMCV 3299, a partial skull (Partial skull with I1-M3 and partial mandible with i1-p4 (br.))

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)

• Arikareean of United States (1: Oregon)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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