Pseudodesmatochoerus Schultz and Falkenbach 1954 (oreodont)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae

Full reference: C. B. Schultz and C. H. Falkenbach. 1954. Desmatochoerinae, a new subfamily of oreodonts. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 105(2)

Parent taxon: Promerycochoerinae according to M. S. Stevens et al. 2023

See also Lander 1998 and Schultz and Falkenbach 1954

Sister taxa: Desmatochoerus, Megoreodon, Promerycochoerus

Subtaxa: Pseudodesmatochoerus hoffmani Pseudodesmatochoerus milleri

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Type: Pseudodesmatochoerus hoffmani

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Arikareean of United States (3: Wyoming collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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