Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae

Synonyms: Megoreodon Schultz and Falkenbach 1954, Paracotylops Matthew 1901, Promerycochoerus Douglass 1901, Superdesmatochoerus Schultz and Falkenbach 1954

Parent taxon: Merycoidodontidae according to B. Lander 1998

Sister taxa: Aclistomycter, Bathygenys, Brachycrus, Desmatochoerus, Eporeodon, Hypsiops, Leptauchenia, Limnenetes, Mediochoerus, Merychyinae, Merycoides, Merycoidodon, Mesoreodon, Miniochoerus, Oreodontoides, Oreonetes, Paroreodon, Phenacocoelinae, Phenacocoelus, Sespia, Ticholeptus

Subtaxa: Merycochoerus carrikeri, Merycochoerus chelydra, Merycochoerus magnus, Merycochoerus matthewi, Merycochoerus pinensis, Merycochoerus proprius, Merycochoerus vantasselensis, Promerycochoerus superbus

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Type: Merycochoerus proprius

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore