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Oreodontoides
Taxonomy
Oreodontoides was named by Thorpe (1923) [named as subgenus of Eporeodon by Thorpe 1921d; raised to genus level]. It is not extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Merychyus by Loomis (1924).
It was assigned to Merycoidodontidae by Thorpe (1923), Thorpe (1937), Schultz and Falkenbach (1947) and Lander (1998).
It was synonymized subjectively with Merychyus by Loomis (1924).
It was assigned to Merycoidodontidae by Thorpe (1923), Thorpe (1937), Schultz and Falkenbach (1947) and Lander (1998).
Sister genera
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, 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), Oreonetes, Paroreodon (syn. Epigenetochoerus), Phenacocoelus, Sespia (syn. Megasespia), Ticholeptus (syn. Poatrephes)
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Oreodontoides Thorpe |
| 1937 | Oreodontoides Thorpe |
| 1947 | Oreodontoides Schultz and Falkenbach |
| 1998 | Oreodontoides Lander |
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