†Tapochoerus mcmillini Walsh 2000 (even-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
Full reference: S. L. Walsh. 2000. Bunodont artiodactyls (Mammalia) from the Uintan (middle Eocene) of San Diego County, California. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 37:1-27
Belongs to Tapochoerus according to J. M. Theodor et al. 2007
See also Walsh 2000
Sister taxon: Tapochoerus egressus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mission Valley Formation (SDSNH 3870), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Mission Valley Formation of California
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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