Dichobunidae

Dichobunidae is an extinct family of early even-toed hoofed mammals (artiodactyls) known from the early Eocene to late Oligocene of North America, Europe, and Asia. Dichobunidae includes some of the earliest known artiodactyls, such as Diacodexis.

Taxonomy

Classification of dichobunids following McKenna and Bell:^[1]

• Family Dichobunidae
  • †Paraphenacodus
  • †Dulcidon
  • †Chorlakkia
  • †Pakibune
  • Subfamily †Dichobuninae
    • Tribe †Hyperdichobunini
      • †Mouillacitherium
      • †Hyperdichobune
    • Tribe †Dichobunini
      • †Aumelasia
      • †Meniscodon
      • †Messelobunodon
      • †Dichobune
      • †Buxobune
      • †Neufferia
      • †Metriotherium
      • †Synaphodus
  • Subfamily †Diacodexeinae
    • †Diacodexis
    • †Bunophorus
    • †Protodichobune
    • †Lutzia
    • †Tapochoerus
    • †Neodiacodexis
  • Subfamily †Homacodontinae
    • Tribe †Bunomerycini
      • †Bunomeryx
      • †Hylomeryx
      • †Mesomeryx
      • †Mytonomeryx
      • †Pentacemylus
    • Tribe †Homacodontini
      • †Hexacodus
      • †Antiacodon
      • †Eygalayodon
      • †Homacodon
      • †Auxontodon
      • †Microsus
      • †Texodon
  • Subfamily †Leptochoerinae
    • †Stibarus
    • †Ibarus
    • †Laredochoerus
    • †Leptochoerus

References

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