†Brachycrus Palmer 1904 (oreodont)
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Synonym: Pronomotherium Douglass 1907
Parent taxon: Merycoidodontidae according to B. Lander 1998
Sister taxa: Aclistomycter, Bathygenys, Desmatochoerus, Eporeodon, Hypsiops, Leptauchenia, Limnenetes, Mediochoerus, Merychyinae, Merycochoerus, Merycoides, Merycoidodon, Mesoreodon, Miniochoerus, Oreodontoides, Oreonetes, Paroreodon, Phenacocoelinae, Phenacocoelus, Sespia, Ticholeptus
Subtaxa: Brachycrus buwaldi, Brachycrus laticeps, Brachycrus rusticus, Brachycrus siouense, Brachycrus sweetwaterensis, Brachycrus vaughani
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore