Desmatochoerus

Extinct genus of mammals

Desmatochoerus
Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Middle Miocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Merycoidodontidae
Genus: Desmatochoerus
Thorpe 1921
Species
  • D. hesperus
  • D. megalodon

Desmatochoerus is a large extinct genus of oreodont of the family Merycoidodontidae, endemic to North America. They lived during the Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene 28.4—16.0 mya, existing for approximately 12 million years.[1] Fossils have been uncovered in several locations in the western U.S.

References

  1. ^ Desmatochoerus at fossilworks
Taxon identifiers
Desmatochoerus


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