- Merycoidodontoidea,
previously known as "
oreodonts" or "ruminating hogs,"[citation needed] are an
extinct superfamily of
prehistoric cud-chewing artiodactyls...
-
Leptomeryx (Tragulid)
Merycoidodon (
Oreodont)
Mesohippus (Horse)
Metamynodon (Aquatic rhino) Minioc****us (
Oreodont)
Poebrotherium (Camel) Subhyracodon...
- use the
antecedent genus Merycoidodon to
refer to this
Oligocene epoch oreodont, even
though it was once
widely known by the
younger synonym of Oreodon...
- is
known for the
recovery of
casts of the
brain cavity (endocast) of
oreodonts. When an
animal dies and the soft
tissues decay,
sediments fill the ****s...
- entelodonts, and three-toed equids. As in the
previous Oligocene Epoch,
oreodonts were
still diverse, only to
disappear in the
earliest Pliocene. During...
- its
oreodonts,
especially Bathygenys. This
oreodont,
related to
modern llamas, is very
common in the formation, and
being small for an
oreodont at about...
- Minioc****us is an
extinct genus of
small oreodont endemic to
North America. They
lived during the Late
Eocene to
Early Oligocene 38–30.8 mya, existing...
-
Eporeodon is an
extinct genus of
oreodont belonging to the
family Merycoidontidae. It
lived from the
Oligocene epoch 30.8—24.8 mya)
existing for approximately...
-
types of mid-sized bear dogs. Promerycoc****us, a
semiaquatic hippo-like
oreodont. Daeodon, the
largest Entelodont (giant pig-like ungulate). Stenomylus...
- of
plants and more than 100
species of mammals,
including dogs, cats,
oreodonts, horses, camels, and rodents.
Among the
notable plant fossils are Metasequoia...
