In Depth
Merycopotamus is a genus of anthracothere mammal that lived in both Africa and Asia during from the Miocene to Pliocene periods.
Further Reading
- A New Species of Bothriodontinae, Merycopotamus thachangensis (Cetartiodactyla, Anthracotheriidae) from the Late Miocene of Nakhon Ratchasima, Northeastern Thailand. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28 (4): 1182–1188. - R. Hanta, B. Ratanasthien, Y. Kunimatsu, H. Saegusa, H. Nakaya, S. Nagaoka & S. Jintasakul - 2008. - Anatomical revision of the genus Merycopotamus (Artiodactyla; Anthracotheriidae): its significance for late Miocene mammal dispersal in Asia. - Palaeontology 50 (2): 503–524. - F. Lihoreau, J. Barry, C. Blondel, Y. Chiamanee, J.-J. Jaeger & M. Brunet - 2007. – A New Species of Bothriodontinae, Merycopotamus thachangensis (Cetartiodactyla, Anthracotheriidae) from the Late Miocene of Nakhon Ratchasima, Northeastern Thailand. – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 28 (4): 1182–1188. – R. Hanta, B. Ratanasthien, Y Kunimatsu, H. Saegusa, H Nakaya, S. Nagaoka & S. Jintasakul – 2008.
