A “pseudophylogeny” based on McKenna & Bell, 1997, with fossil species from the “Paleobiology database”
<==o †Oreodontoidea [Merycoidodontoidea ] |?- †Hydrohyus |?-o †Eucrotaphus Leidy, 1850 | |-- †E. jacksoni Leidy, 1850 [Oreodon jacksoni] | `-- †E. trigonocephalus Cope, 1884 [Dayohyus trigonocephalus; Eporeodon trigonocephalus; Dayohyus wortmani Schultz & Falkenbach, 1968; Eporeodon condoni Thorpe, 1921; Pseudogenetochoerus condoni Thorpe, 1921; Pseudogenetochoerus covensis Schultz & Falkenbach, 1968] |-- †Agriochoeridae `--o †Oreodontidae [Merycoidodontidae Thorpe, 1923] |?- †Metoreodon |?- †Promerycochoerus [Paracotylops, Paramerycochoerus, Parapromerycochoerus, Pseudopromerycochoerus] |?- †Pseudoleptauchenia |?- †Superdesmatochoerus |--o †Oreonetinae | |--o †Bathygenys Douglass, 1901 [Megabathygenys Schultz & Falkenbach, 1968; Parabathygenys Schultz & Falkenbach, 1968] | | |-- †B. alpha Douglass, 1901 [Megabathygenys goorisi Schultz & Falkenbach, 1968] | | |-- †B. hedlundae (Schultz & Falkenbach, 1968) [Parabathygenys paralpha Schultz & Falkenbach, 1968] | | `-- †B. reevesi Wilson, 1971 | |-- †Megabathygenys | |-- †Oreonetes | `-- †Parabathygenys `--+--o †Leptaucheniinae | |--o †Leptaucheniini | | |-- †Limnenetes | | |-- †Pseudocyclopidius | | |-- †Hadroleptauchenia | | |-- †Leptauchenia | | |-- †Pithecistes | | `-- †Cyclopidius | `--o †Sespiini | |-- †Megasespia | `-- †Sespia `--+--o †Oreodontinae [Merycoidodontinae ] | |-- †Aclistomycter middletoni | |-- †Merycoidodon [Oreodon] | |-- †Otionohyus | |-- †Paramerycoidodon | |-- †Genetochoerus | |-- †Pseudogenetochoerus | `-- †Epigenetochoerus `--+--o †Miniochoerinae | |-- †Stenopsochoerus [Pseudostenopsochoerus] | |-- †Platyochoerus | |-- †Parastenopsochoerus | `-- †Miniochoerus [Paraminiochoerus] `--+--o †Desmatochoerinae | |-- †Prodesmatochoerus | |-- †Subdesmatochoerus | |--o †Desmatochoerus [Hypselochoerus, Paradesmatochoerus] | | `--o †D. megalodon (Peterson, 1906) [Mesoreodon megalodon Peterson, 1906] | | `-- †D. m. sweeti Schultz & Falkenbach, 1949 | |-- †Subdesmatochoerus | |--o †Megoreodon | | `-- †M. grandis | `-- †Pseudodesmatochoerus `--+--o †Promerycochoerinae | |-- †Promesodreodon | |--o †Promerycochoerus | | `-- †P. carrikeri | |-- †Merycoides | `-- †Mesoreodon wheeleri `--+--o †Merychyinae | |-- †Oreodontoides | |-- †Paroreodon | |-- †Paramerychyus | `--o †Merychyus [Metoreodon] | |-- †M. minimus | `-- †M. elegans `--+--o †Eporeodontinae | |-- †Dayohyus | `--o †Eporeodon | `-- †E. occidentalis `--+--o †Phenacocoelinae | |-- †Phenacocoelus | |-- †Submerycochoerus | |-- †Pseudomesoreodon | `-- †Hypsiops `--+--o †Ticholeptinae | |-- †Mediochoerus | |-- †Ticholeptus [Poatrephes] | `-- †Ustatochoerus `--o †Merycochoerinae |--o †Merycochoerus | |-- †M. superbus | |-- †M. matthewsi | `-- †M. proprius `--o †Brachycrus [Pronomotherium] |-- †B. buwaldi |-- †B. laticeps |-- †B. rusticus |-- †B. siouense |-- †B. sweetwaterensis `-- †B. vaughani
Reference(s):
- Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
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