Oreodontoides oregonensis Thorpe 1921 (oreodont)

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

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