Diplobunops
| Diplobunops Temporal range:
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|---|---|
| Diplobunops matthewi – fossil mammal skull from the Eocene of Utah, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Agriochoeridae |
| Genus: | †Diplobunops Peterson, 1919 |
| Type species | |
| Diplobunops matthewi Peterson, 1919
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| Other species | |
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Diplobunops crassus Scott, 1945 Diplobunops kardoula Emery et al., 2016 | |
Diplobunops is an extinct genus of merycoidodont ungulate that lived during the Eocene epoch.[1]
Taxonomy
Diplobunops was described in 1919 but was later deemed a junior synonym of Agriochoerus. For a time assigned to the genus Agriochoerus, the species Diplobunops matthewi, the type species of Diplobunops, was reclassified into the genus Diplobunops in 2016 as the genus was revived.[2]
References
- ^ "PBDB Taxon". Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ Emery, Meaghan M.; Davis, Edward B.; Hopkins, Samantha S. B. (3 March 2016). "Systematic reassessment of an agriochoerid oreodont from the Hancock Mammal Quarry, Clarno (Eocene, Duchesnean), Oregon". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (2). doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.1041970. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.