Hypsiops
Hypsiops is an extinct genus of oreodont of the family Merycoidodontidae endemic to North America. They lived during the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene epochs, 20.4—16.0 mya, existing for approximately 4 million years .[1] Fossils have been uncovered throughout the western U.S. in Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, and Nebraska.
| Hypsiops Temporal range: Late Oligocene | |
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| Hypsiops breviceps | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Merycoidodontidae |
| Genus: | †Hypsiops Schultz and Falkenbach (1950) |
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