†Megachoerus praecursor Scott 1940 (even-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae
Alternative combination: Archaeotherium praecursor
Full reference: W. B. Scott. 1940. The mammalian fauna of the White River Oligocene; Part 4, Artiodactyla; Part 5, Perissodactyla. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 28(4):363-746
Belongs to Megachoerus according to W. B. Scott 1940
See also Effinger 1998 and Storer 1996
Sister taxa: Megachoerus latidens, Megachoerus zygomaticus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Megachoerus praecursor in the database
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