Leptochoeridae Explained

Leptochoeridae is an extinct family of basal artiodactyl mammals from the early Eocene to late Oligocene of North America.

Taxonomy

Leptochoeridae was considered a subfamily of Dichobunidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).^[1] However, Theodor et al. (2007) treat leptochoerids as a distinct family.^[2]

Genera

• Ibarus
• Laredochoerus
• Leptochoerus
• Stibarus

Notes and References

1. Book: McKenna, M. C . S. K. Bell . 1997 . Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level . Columbia University Press . 0-231-11012-X.
2. J. M. Theodor, J. Erfurt, and G. Metais. 2007. The earliest artiodactyls. In D. R. Prothero, S. E. Foss (eds.), The Evolution of Artiodactyls 32-58.