Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Alternative spelling: Oreodontoides (Paroreodon)
Synonym: Epigenetochoerus Schultz and Falkenbach 1968
Full reference: M. R. Thorpe. 1921. John Day Eporeodons, with descriptions of new genera and species. American Journal of Science 202:93-111
Parent taxon: Ticholeptinae according to M. S. Stevens et al. 2023
See also Lander 1998, Schultz and Falkenbach 1947, Schultz and Falkenbach 1968, Stevens and Stevens 2007 and Thorpe 1937
Sister taxa: Phenacocoelus, Ticholeptus
Subtaxa: Paroreodon parvus
Type: Eporeodon trigonocephalus parvus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Arikareean of United States (10: Oregon)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Oregon)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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