Brachycrus

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Brachycrus Fossil range: Early to Mid Miocene
Brachycrus laticeps
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: †Merycoidodontidae Subfamily: †Merycochoerinae Genus: †Brachycrus (Matthew, 1901)
Type species
†Brachycrus rusticus
Species
†B. buwaldi †B. laticeps †B. rusticus †B. siouense †B. sweetwaterensis †B. vaughani
Synonyms
Pronomotherium Douglass, 1907

Brachycrus is an extinct genus of oreodont artiodactyl.

The 1 m (3 ft 4 in) long creature resembled its bigger, earlier relative Merycoidodon, but was more specialized. Brachycrus's jaws were short, and because the nostrils were placed far to the back the creature is presumed to have a tapir-like proboscis.

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