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Merycoidodontidae (oreodont)
Taxonomy
Merycoidodontidae was named by Thorpe (1923). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Merycoidodontoidea by Lander (1998); and to Artiodactyla by Parris and Grandstaff (2003).
It was assigned to Merycoidodontoidea by Lander (1998); and to Artiodactyla by Parris and Grandstaff (2003).
Subtaxa
Aclistomycter, Bathygenys (syn. Megabathygenys, Parabathygenys), Brachycrus (syn. Pronomotherium), Desmatochoerus, Eporeodon (syn. Hypselochoerus, Pseudodesmatochoerus), Hypsiops (syn. Pseudomesoreodon, Submerycochoerus), Leptauchenia (syn. Brachymeryx, Cyclopidius, Hadroleptauchenia, Pithecistes, Pseudocyclopidius), Limnenetes, Mediochoerus, Merychyinae, Merycochoerus (syn. Megoreodon, Paracotylops, Promerycochoerus, Superdesmatochoerus), Merycoides (syn. Paramerychyus), Merycoidodon (syn. Blickohyus, Genetochoerus, Oreodon, Otionohyus, Paramerycoidodon, Prodesmatochoerus, Promesoreodon, Subdesmatochoerus), Mesoreodon, Miniochoerus (syn. Parastenopsochoerus, Platyochoerus, Stenopsochoerus), Oreodontoides, Oreonetes, Paroreodon (syn. Epigenetochoerus), Phenacocoelinae, Phenacocoelus, Sespia (syn. Megasespia), Ticholeptus (syn. Poatrephes)
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Merycoidodontidae Thorpe |
| 1998 | Merycoidodontidae Lander |
| 2003 | Merycoidodontidae Parris and Grandstaff p. 63 |
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