Original sentence: Brachycrus is an extinct genus of oreodont artiodactyl from North America.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
Edited sentence: A single specimen was examined for body mass by M.Brachycrus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore of the family Merycoidodontidae, subfamily Merycochoerinae, (oreodont) endemic to North America during the Middle Miocene to Late Miocene subepochs (20.6—13.6 mya) existing for approximately.Brachycrus was named by Palmer (1904) [named as a subgenus of Merycochoerus by Matthew 1901; raised to genus level].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.It was assigned to Merycoidodontidae'' by Palmer (1904), Schultz and Falkenbach (1940), Schultz and Falkenbach (1968), Kelly and Lander (1988) and Lander (1998).It was synonymized subjectively with Ticholeptus by Thorpe (1937).Mendoza and estimated to weigh 328.7 kg (724.6 lbs)