†family Anthracotheriidae Leidy 1869 (anthracothere)
PaleoDB taxon number: 42443
Parent taxon: Hippopotamoidea according to J.-R. Boisserie et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Anthracokeryx, Anthracothema, Anthracotheriinae, Bothriodontinae, Epirigenys, Hippopotamidae, Microbunodontinae, Myaingtherium, Siamotherium
Subtaxa: Aepinacodon, Afromeryx, Ancodon, Anthracochoerus, Anthracosenex, Atopotherium, Bugtitherium, Bunobrachyodus, Choeromeryx, Gonotelma, Hemimeryx, Heothema, Huananothema, Kukusepasutanka, Masritherium, Merycops, Pachychoerops, Parabrachyodus, Probrachyodus, Qatraniodon, Sivameryx, Telmatodon, Ulausuodon
Ecology: ground dwelling browser