†family Anthracotheriidae Leidy 1869 (anthracothere)
Parent taxon: Hippopotamoidea according to J.-R. Boisserie et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Hippopotamidae, Microbunodon
Subtaxa: Aepinacodon, Afromeryx, Ancodon, Anthracochoerus, Anthracosenex, Anthracotheriinae, Arretotherium, Atopotherium, Bakalovia, Bothriodon, Bothriodontinae, Bugtitherium, Bunobrachyodus, Choeromeryx, Diplopus, Gonotelma, Hemimeryx, Heothema, Heptacodon, Huananothema, Kukusepasutanka, Masritherium, Merycops, Pachychoerops, Parabrachyodus, Probrachyodus, Prominatherium, Sivameryx, Telmatodon, Ulausuodon
Ecology: ground dwelling browser