Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Full reference: F. Lihoreau, J.-R. Boisserie, F. K. Manthi and S. Ducrocq. 2015. Hippos stem from the longest sequence of terrestrial cetartiodactyl evolution in Africa. Nature Communications 6(6264)
Parent taxon: Anthracotheriidae according to L. Scherler et al. 2019
See also Lihoreau et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Aepinacodon, Afromeryx, Ancodon, Anthracochoerus, Anthracosenex, Anthracotheriinae, Arretotherium, Atopotherium, Bothriodontinae, Bugtitherium, Bunobrachyodus, Choeromeryx, Elliottherium, Elotherium, Gonotelma, Hemimeryx, Heothema, Huananothema, Kukusepasutanka, Masritherium, Merycops, Microbunodontinae, Pachychoerops, Parabrachyodus, Probrachyodus, Qatraniodon, Sivameryx, Telmatodon, Ulausuodon
Subtaxa: Epirigenys lokonensis
Type: Epirigenys lokonensis
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Kenya (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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