Mediochoerus
Extinct genus of mammals
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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 7 million years.[1]
| Mediochoerus Temporal range: Miocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Merycoidodontidae |
| Genus: | †Mediochoerus Schultz and Falkenbach (1941) |
| Species | |
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Taxonomy
Fossil distribution
Nebraska and California.
Species
M. blicki (type species), M. johnsoni, M. mohavensis
