†family Choeropotamidae Owen 1845 (even-toed ungulate)
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Choeropotamidae
Parent taxon: Choeropotamoidea according to J. Sudre and G. Lecomte 2000
See also Carroll 1988, Colbert 1938, Flower and Lydekker 1891, Hooker 1986, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Ranga Rao 1971
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Amphirhagatherium Anthracobunodon Choeropotamus Cuisitherium Diplopus Hallebune Haplobunodon Lophiobunodon Masilabune Rhagatherium Thaumastognathus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Eocene of France (26), Germany (4), Spain (1), Switzerland (7), the United Kingdom (10)
Total: 49 collections including 67 occurrences