†family Merycopotamidae Cope 1887 (even-toed ungulate)
Parent taxon: Suina according to W. H. Flower and R. Lydekker 1891
Sister taxa: Doliochoerus, Palaeochoerus, Sanitheriidae, Schizochoerus, Suidae, Taucanamo, Tayassuidae, Schizochoerinae, Perchoerus, Cotylopidae, Dichodontidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser