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| Phenacocoelus Temporal range: Late Oligocene
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| Genus: | †Phenacocoelus Peterson (1907)
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Phenacocoelus is an extinct genus of oreodont of the family Merycoidodontidae, subfamily Merycoidodontinae, endemic to North America during the Late Oligocene-Early Miocene subepochs (24.8—20.6 mya), existing for approximately 4.2 million years.
Taxonomy
[edit]Phenacocoelus was named by Peterson (1907). Its type is Phenacocoelus typus. It was assigned to Merycoidodontidae by Peterson (1907) and Lander (1998).
Morphology
[edit]A single specimen was examined by M. Mendoza for body mass and was estimated to have a weight of 73.0 kg (160.9 lbs).
Fossil distribution
[edit]Fossils have been uncovered in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska
Species
[edit]Phenacocoelus typus (syn. P. munroensis