†Megachoerus zygomaticus Troxell 1920 (even-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae
Alternative combination: Archaeotherium zygomaticum
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 Megachoerus according to W. B. Scott 1940
See also Effinger 1998, Storer 1996 and Troxell 1920
Sister taxa: Megachoerus latidens, Megachoerus praecursor
Type specimen: YPM 10008, a skull
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: found only at Anxiety Butte (SMNH 72F10-0049) (Oligocene to Oligocene of Saskatchewan)
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