Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Originally Eporeodon (Oreodontoides) oregonensis
Alternative combinations: Eporeodon oregonensis, Merychyus oregonensis
Synonym: Desmatochoerus anthyonyi Schultz and Falkenbach 1968
Full reference: M. R. Thorpe. 1921. John Day Eporeodons, with descriptions of new genera and species. American Journal of Science 202:93-111
Belongs to Oreodontoides according to M. S. Stevens et al. 2023
See also Lander 1998 and Schultz and Falkenbach 1968
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Oreodontoides oregonensis: YPM 12329, a partial skull (Partial skull with I1(br.)-M3 (I3, P4, and M1 br.))
- Desmatochoerus anthyonyi:
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (2: Oregon, Wyoming collections)
• Oligocene of United States (4: Oregon)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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