Brachycrus
| Brachycrus Temporal range: | |
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| Brachycrus laticeps | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Merycoidodontidae |
| Subfamily: | †Merycochoerinae |
| Genus: | †Brachycrus Matthew, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| †Merycochoerus rusticus | |
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Brachycrus is an extinct genus of oreodont, of the family Merycoidodontidae, endemic to North America. They lived during the Middle Miocene, 16.0—13.6 mya, existing for approximately 2.4 million years.