Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae
Alternative combination: Choerodon caninus
Full reference: E. L. Troxell. 1920. Entelodonts in the Marsh Collection; Part III. The larger genera and species. American Journal of Science 50(300):431-445
Belongs to Archaeotherium according to S. E. Foss and T. Fremd 1998
See also Effinger 1998 and Troxell 1920
Sister taxa: Archaeotherium calkinsi, Archaeotherium coarctatum, Archaeotherium crassum, Archaeotherium imperator, Archaeotherium marshi, Archaeotherium mortoni, Archaeotherium palustris, Archaeotherium scotti, Archaeotherium superbum, Archaeotherium trippensis, Archaeotherium wanlessi, Choerodon calkinsi, Eotherium markgrafi, Eotherium abeli
Type specimen: YPM 11665, a skull. Its type locality is John Day Units G, H, I, and J, which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the John Day Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Oregon)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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