Libycochoerus

Extinct genus of pig-like animals

Libycochoerus Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Suidae
Tribe:	†Kubanochoerini
Genus:	†Libycochoerus Arambourg, 1961
Species
L. massai Arambourg, 1961 (type) L. jeanneli (Arambourg, 1943) L. anchidens (Made, 1996)

Libycochoerus is an extinct genus of large and long-legged animals in the pig family from the Miocene of Africa.

Taxonomy

Libycochoerus was at one point sunk as a junior synonym of Kubanochoerus but is now considered a distinct genus. All species of this species have very robust teeth that are mesiodistally long, but also stout canines and simple molars.^[1]

References

^ Bishop LC (2010) Suoidea. In: Werdelin L, Sanders WJ, editors. Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 821–842.

Libycochoerus in the Paleobiology Database

Genera of peccaries, pigs and their extinct allies

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Clade: Artiofabula

Suina

†Egatochoerus
†Odoichoerus
†Siamochoerus

Suoidea

†Doliochoeridae

†Doliochoerinae	Barberahyus Doliochoerus Pecarichoerus Taucanamo
†Orycterochoerinae	Bransatochoerus Lorancahyus Orycterochoerus

†Sanitheriidae

Diamantohyus
Sanitherium

Suidae

- See below ↓

Tayassuidae

†Aptenohyus
†Argirohyus
†Brasiliochoerus
Catagonus
†Chaenohyus
†Cynorca
Dicotyles
†Dyseohyus
†Floridachoerus
†Hesperhys
†Macrogenis
†Mylohyus
†Perchoerus
†Platygonus
†Prochoerus
†Prosthennops
†Simojovelhyus
†Skinnerhyus
Tayassu
†Thinohyus
†Woodburnehyus

Suidae

†Hemichoerus
†Hyosus
†Mabokopithecus
†Miochoerus
†Paradoxodonides
†Schizochoerus

†Cainochoerinae

Albanohyus
Cainochoerus

†Hyotheriinae

†Listriodontinae

†Kubanochoerini	Kenyasus ? Kubanochoerus Kubwachoerus Libycochoerus Megalochoerus
†Listriodontini	Bunolistriodon Eurolistriodon Listriodon
†Namachoerini	Lopholistriodon Namachoerus

Suinae

Suini	†Dasychoerus ? †Euhys ? †Eumaiochoerus †Hippopotamodon †Korynochoerus †Microstonyx Porcula Sus
Potamochoerini	†Celebochoerus Hylochoerus †Kolpochoerus Potamochoerus †Propotamochoerus
†Hippohyini	Hippohyus Sinohyus Sivahyus
Phacochoerini	†Metridiochoerus Phacochoerus †Potamochoeroides †Stylochoerus
Babyrousini	Babyrousa