Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Agriochoeridae
Alternative combinations: Hyopotamus guyotianus, Merycopater guyotianus
Synonyms: Agriochoerus bullatus Thorpe 1921, Agriochoerus ferox Cope 1879, Agriochoerus macrocephalus Cope 1879, Agriochoerus ryderanus Cope 1881, Agriochoerus trifrons Cope 1884, Coloreodon ferox Cope 1879, Coloreodon macrocephalus Cope 1879, Coloreodon ryderanus Cope 1881
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1878. On some of the characters of the Miocene fauna of Oregon. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 18(102):63-78
Belongs to Agriochoerus according to E. D. Cope 1884
See also Cope 1878, Cope 1879, Cope 1879, Cope 1881, Cope and Matthew 1915, Fremd 1994, Hay 1902, Lander 1998, Thorpe 1921 and Wilson 1971
Sister taxa: Agriochoerus antiquus, Agriochoerus gaudryi, Agriochoerus major, Agriochoerus maximus
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Oligocene of United States (4: Oregon)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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