†subfamily Brachycrurinae Stevens and Stevens 1996 (oreodont)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae

Full reference: M. S. Stevens and J. B. Stevens. 1996. Merycoidodontinae and Miniochoerinae. The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America 498-573

Parent taxon: Merycoidodontidae according to M. S. Stevens et al. 2023

See also Stevens and Stevens 1996 and Stevens and Stevens 2007

Sister taxa: Aclistomycterinae, Eporeodontinae, Leptaucheniinae, Merychyinae, Merychyus pariogonus, Merycochoerinae, Merycoidodontinae, Miniochoerinae, Oreonetinae, Phenacocoelinae, Promerycochoerinae, Ticholeptinae, Ustatochoerinae, Diplotremus

Subtaxa: Brachycrus

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Type: Merycochoerus (Brachycrus)

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (70: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming collections)

Total: 70 collections including 73 occurrences

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