Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae

Synonym: Paramerychyus Schultz and Falkenbach 1947

Parent taxon: Merycoidodontidae according to B. Lander 1998

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

Subtaxa: Merycoides harrisonensis, Merycoides longiceps, Merycoides pariogonus, Merycoides relictus

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Type: Merycoides cursor

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore