Leptochoeridae

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Leptochoeridae
Temporal range: Early Eocene–Late Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Leptochoeridae
Marsh, 1894
Genera

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Leptochoeridae is an extinct

artiodactyl mammals from the early Eocene to late Oligocene of North America
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Taxonomy

Leptochoeridae was considered a subfamily of Dichobunidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).[1] However, Theodor et al. (2007) treat leptochoerids as a distinct family.[2]

Genera

References

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  2. ^ J. M. Theodor, J. Erfurt, and G. Metais. 2007. The earliest artiodactyls. In D. R. Prothero, S. E. Foss (eds.), The Evolution of Artiodactyls 32-58.