Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Leptochoeridae
Synonym: Laopithecus Marsh 1875
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1856. Notice of remains of extinct Mammalia, discovered by Dr. F. V. Hayden in Nebraska Territory. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:88-90
Parent taxon: Leptochoeridae according to J. M. Theodor et al. 2007
See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Edwards 1976, Hay 1902, Macdonald 1955, McKenna and Bell 1997, Scott 1913, Scott 1940 and Stucky 1998
Sister taxa: Diacodexis woltonensis, Ibarus, Laredochoerus, Stibarus
Subtaxa: Leptochoerus elegans Leptochoerus emilyae Leptochoerus spectabilis Leptochoerus supremus
Type: Leptochoerus spectabilis
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (22: Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Mexico (1)
• Eocene of United States (2: Montana, South Dakota)
Total: 27 collections including 28 occurrences
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