Biology:Oreodontoides

Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Oreodontoides Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Early Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Merycoidodontidae
Genus:	†Oreodontoides Thorpe (1923)
Species
Oreodontoides oregonensis

Oreodontoides is an extinct genus of oreodont of the family Merycoidodontidae endemic to North America. It lived during the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene (24.8—20.4 mya), existing for approximately 5 million years. Fossils have been uncovered throughout the western U.S. including at sites in Oregon, Wyoming, and South Dakota.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7101595 entry