Parent taxon: Artiodactyla according to J. Sudre and G. Lecomte 2000
Sister taxa: Achaenodontidae, Ancodonta, Antiacodontidae, Antiacodontinae, Booidea, Bunomerycidae, Caenotheriidae, Cainotherioidea, Camelidae, Climacoceratidae, Diacodexeidae, Dichobunoidea, Eolantianus, Erlianhyus, Eurytheriidae, Haplobunodontidae, Hsanotherium, Hyodonta, Leptochoerinae, Merycoidodontidae, Merycoidodontoidea, Myanmarius, Neoselenodontia, Nonruminantia, Omnivora, Pantolestoidea, Raphenacodus, Ruminantiamorpha, Suiformes, Suoidea, Tapirulidae, Tragulohyus, Trigonolestidae, Tylopoda, Entelodontoidea, Cetruminantia, Whippomorpha
Subtaxa: Choeropotamidae
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