Merycoides Explained

Merycoides is an extinct genus of oreodont of the subfamily Merycoidodontinae endemic to North America. It lived during the Oligocene to Late Miocene, 30.8—16.0 mya, existing for approximately .^[1] Fossils have been uncovered throughout the western U.S. as well as Florida.

Species

• M. cursor Douglass 1907
• M. harrisonensis Schultz & Falkenbach 1949
• M. longiceps Douglass 1907
• M. pariogonus Schultz & Falkenbach 1949
• M. relictus Cope 1884

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=taxonInfo&taxon_no=42510 Merycoides at fossilworks