Promerycochoerus chelydra Cope 1884

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae

Alternative combinations: Merycochoerus chelydra, Promerycochoerus superbus chelydra

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1884. Synopsis of the species of Oreodontidae. Paleontological Bulletin 38:503-572

Belongs to Promerycochoerus according to M. S. Stevens et al. 2023

See also Cope 1884, Hay 1902, Lander 1998, Schultz and Falkenbach 1949, Stevens and Stevens 2007, Thorpe 1921, Thorpe 1924 and Thorpe 1937

Sister taxa: Promerycochoerus (Desmatochoerus), Promerycochoerus (Parapromerycochoerus), Promerycochoerus (Pseudopromerycochoerus), Promerycochoerus carrikeri, Promerycochoerus leidyi, Promerycochoerus superbus

Distribution: found only at Blacktail Deer Creek ( of Montana)

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