Mediochoerus Explained

Mediochoerus is an extinct genus of oreodont of the family Merycoidodontidae, subfamily Merycoidodontinae, endemic to North America during the Early Miocene-Middle Miocene subepochs (20.6—13.6 mya), existing for approximately .^[1]

Taxonomy

Mediochoerus was named by Schultz and Falkenbach (1941) and assigned to Merycoidodontidae by Schultz and Falkenbach (1941) and Lander (1998).^{[2] [3]}

Fossil distribution

Nebraska and California.

Species

M. blicki (type species), M. johnsoni, M. mohavensis

Notes and References

1. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=42498&is_real_user=1 PaleoBiology Database: Mediochoerus, basic info
2. B. Lander. 1998. Oreodontoidea. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary mammals of North America 402-425
3. C. B. Schultz and C. H. Falkenbach. 1947. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 88