The 1 m (3 ft 4 in) long creature is thought to have been amphibious, as all species possessed an elongated, barrel-shaped body and short limbs that are typical adaptations found in semi-aquatic mammals. P. superbus had a long tapir-like face, while P. carrikeri had a short, somewhat pig-like face.[2]
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^Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 271. ISBN1-84028-152-9.
promerycochoerus, before, merycochoerus, before, ruminating, extinct, genus, hippopotamus, like, oreodont, artiodactyl, that, lived, central, north, america, during, early, miocene, temporal, range, early, miocene, carrikeriscientific, classificationkingdom, a. Promerycochoerus Before Merycochoerus or Before Ruminating Hog 1 is an extinct genus of hippopotamus like oreodont artiodactyl that lived in Central North America during the Early Miocene PromerycochoerusTemporal range Early MiocenePromerycochoerus carrikeriScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder ArtiodactylaFamily MerycoidodontidaeGenus PromerycochoerusLeidy 1858SpeciesP proprius type P carrikeri P chelydra P magnus P matthewi P pinensis P superbus P vantasselensis Promerycochoerus superbus The 1 m 3 ft 4 in long creature is thought to have been amphibious as all species possessed an elongated barrel shaped body and short limbs that are typical adaptations found in semi aquatic mammals P superbus had a long tapir like face while P carrikeri had a short somewhat pig like face 2 References Edit Glossary American Museum of Natural History Archived from the original on 20 November 2021 Palmer D ed 1999 The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals London Marshall Editions p 271 ISBN 1 84028 152 9 This prehistoric even toed ungulate related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Promerycochoerus amp oldid 1111238054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
