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Merychyus genus of oreodont of the family Merycoidodontidae , endemic to North America . It lived during the Miocene , 20.4—10.3 mya , existing for approximately 10 [1]
Merychyus was a herbivore with a short face, tusk-like canine teeth , heavy body, long tail, short feet, and four-toed hooves .[citation needed
Paleoecology [ edit ]
Fossils of Merychyus have been uncovered from Agate Fossil Beds National Monument .[2] Merychyus was a common prey item for the beardog Daphoenodon Daphoenodon burrows at Agate Fossil Beds belonged to Merychyus .[3]
Fossil distribution [ edit ]
Fossils of the genus have been found in:[1]
Arikareean
Harrisonian
Other Miocene
Cypress Hills Formation , Hemingfordian Saskatchewan, Canada
Suchilquitongo Formation , Mexico
Barstow , Bopesta , Branch Canyon , Hector , Kramer Beds & Vaqueros Formations , California
Browns Park & Pawnee Creek Formations , Colorado
Railroad Canyon Beds Formation , Idaho
Fleming Formation , Louisiana
Runningwater , Sheep Creek , Olcott , Loop Fork , Box Butte , Valentine & Ash Hollow Formations , Nebraska
Truckee & Monarch Mill Formations , Nevada
Tesuque , Zia Sand & Abiquiu Formations , New Mexico
Laverne Formation , Oklahoma
Juntura & John Day Formations , Oregon
Arikaree & Batesland Formations , South Dakota
Goliad Formation , Texas
Marsland , Colter , North Park , Arikaree & Carpenter Ranch Formations , Wyoming
References [ edit ]
^ Hunt Jr, R.M., 1990. Nebraska and Wyoming; A paleobiota entombed in fine-grained volcaniclastic rocks. Volcanism and Fossil Biotas, 244, p.69.
^ Hunt Jr, R.M., Skolnick, R. and Kaufman, J., 2019. The Carnivores of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument. Lulu. com.
Bibliography [ edit ]
J. Leidy. 1858. Notice of Remains of Extinct Vertebrata, from the Valley of the Niobrara River, Collected during the Exploring Expedition of 1857, in Nebraska, under the Command of Lieut. G. K. Warren, U. S. Top. Eng., by Dr. F. V. Hayden, Geologist to the Expedition. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 10:15-89
Hunt Jr, R.M., 1990. Nebraska and Wyoming; A paleobiota entombed in fine-grained volcaniclastic rocks. Volcanism and Fossil Biotas, 244, p.69.
Hunt Jr, R.M., Skolnick, R. and Kaufman, J., 2019. The Carnivores of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument. Lulu. com.
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