Extinct genus of Asian anthracothere mammal.
Merycopotamus is an extinct genus of Asian anthracothere that appeared during the Middle Miocene, and died out in the Late Pliocene. At the height of the genus' influence, species ranged throughout South Asia. With the extinction of the last species, "M. dissimilis", the lineage of anthracotheres came to an end. "Merycopotamus" was closely related to the anthracothere genus "Libycosaurus", which, unlike the former, never left Africa. In fact, some African fossils originally placed in "Merycopotamus", but are now referred to "Libycosaurus".
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