Merycobunodon littoralis Golz 1976 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Oromerycidae

Full reference: D. J. Golz. 1976. Eocene Artiodactyla of Southern California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Count, Science Bulletin 26:1-85

Belongs to Merycobunodon according to D. J. Golz 1976

Sister taxon: Merycobunodon walshi

Type specimen: Its type locality is San Diego Mission (CIT 249), which is in an Uintan terrestrial conglomerate in the Friars Formation of California

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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