Desmatochoerus

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.

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

References
  1. Desmatochoerus at fossilworks


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