Oreonetes is an extinct genus of oreodont endemic to North America from the Late Eocene 38.0—33.9 Ma living approximately .PaleoBiology Database: Oreonetes, basic info
Oreonetes was a very small browsing oreodont found in the forest undergrowth in the Western United States during the Late Eocene.
Taxonomy Oreonetes was named by Loomis (1924). It is not extant. It was assigned to Merycoidodontidae by Loomis (1924) and Lander (1998).B. Lander. 1998. C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary mammals of North America 402-425
Fossil distribution Fossils are widespread through the western United States.
Species O. anceps O. douglassihttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/372400702_Historical_Biology_Systematics_of_the_late_Eocene_'oreonetine'_oreodonts_Merycoidodontidae_Artiodactyla_Systematics_of_the_late_Eocene_'oreonetine'_oreodonts_Merycoidodontidae_Artiodactyla
Sister genera Aclistomycter, Bathygenys, Brachycrus (syn. Pronomotherium), Desmatochoerus, Eporeodon (syn. Hypselochoerus, Pseudodesmatochoerus), Hypsiops (syn. Pseudomesoreodon, Submerycochoerus), Leptauchenia (syn. Brachymeryx, Cyclopidius, Hadroleptauchenia, Pithecistes, Pseudocyclopidius), Limnenetes, Mediochoerus, Merycoides (syn. Paramerychyus), Merycochoerus, Merycoidodon (syn. Blickohyus, Genetochoerus, Oreodon, Otionohyus, Paramerycoidodon, Prodesmatochoerus, Promesoreodon, Subdesmatochoerus), Mesoreodon, Miniochoerus (syn. Parastenopsochoerus, Platyochoerus, Stenopsochoerus), Oreodontoides, Paroreodon (syn. Epigenetochoerus), Phenacocoelus, Sespia (syn. Megasespia), Ticholeptus (syn. Poatrephes).
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