Merycopotamus

Merycopotamus dissimilis, Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis Pl. 62., Figs. 15–18

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hippopotamoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Cladus: Pan-Euungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Cladus: Paraxonia Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Infraordo: Ancodonta Superfamilia: Hippopotamoidea

Familia: †Anthracotheriidae
Genus: †Merycopotamus
Species: †M. thachangensis –

Name

Merycopotamus Falconer & Cautley, 1847

References

Primary references

• Falconer, H. & Cautley, P.T. 1846. Fauna antiqua sivalensis, being the fossil zoology of the Sewalik Hills, in the north of India. London: Smith, Elder and Co. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.61447 BHL. Illustrations, Parts: Proboscidae I [1845], II [1846], III, IV, V VI; Hippopotamidae VII; Suidae & Rhinocerotidae VIII [1847]; Equidae, Ruminantia, Camelidae, Sivatherium IX [1849]; Description of the Plates [1867] Reference page. 

Links

• Merycopotamus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.