Daeodon humerosus Cope 1879 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae

Alternative combinations: Boochoerus humerosus, Elotherium humerosusm

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1879. Observations on the faunae of the Miocene Tertiaries of Oregon. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 5(2):55-69

Belongs to Daeodon according to S. E. Foss and T. Fremd 1998

See also Albright 1999, Cope 1879, Cope and Matthew 1915 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Daeodon shoshonensis, Boochoerus angustus, Ammodon bathrodon

Type specimen: AMNH 7380, a set of postcrania (complete manus, pes, and forelimb)

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at John Day (non-specific) ( of Oregon)

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