Propotamochoerus

Extinct genus of mammals

Propotamochoerus
Temporal range: Miocene to Pliocene 11.608-3.6 mya
Propotamochoerus giganteus skull
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Subfamily: Suinae
Genus: Propotamochoerus
Pilgrim 1925
Species
  • P. aegaeus Lazaridis, Tsoukala & Kostopoulos, 2022
  • P. devauxi
  • P. hysudricus

Propotamochoerus is an extinct genus of pig-like animals that lived from Miocene to Pliocene of Algeria, India, Moldova, China, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Myanmar, Thailand, Tunisia and Pakistan.

References

  • Propotamochoerus at fossilworks
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Genera of peccaries, pigs and their extinct allies
  • Egatochoerus
  • Odoichoerus
  • Siamochoerus
Suoidea
Doliochoeridae
Doliochoerinae
  • Barberahyus
  • Doliochoerus
  • Pecarichoerus
  • Taucanamo
Orycterochoerinae
  • Bransatochoerus
  • Lorancahyus
  • Orycterochoerus
Sanitheriidae
  • Diamantohyus
  • Sanitherium
Suidae
    • See below ↓
Tayassuidae
Cainochoerinae
Hyotheriinae
Listriodontinae
Kubanochoerini
Listriodontini
Namachoerini
Suinae
Suini
Potamochoerini
Hippohyini
Phacochoerini
Babyrousini
Tetraconodontinae
Taxon identifiers
Propotamochoerus


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