Bunolistriodon
Extinct genus of mammals
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Bunolistriodon is an extinct genus of pig-like animals from Eurasia and Africa during the Miocene.
| Bunolistriodon Temporal range: Miocene | |
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| Bunolistriodon fossil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Subfamily: | †Listriodontinae |
| Genus: | †Bunolistriodon Arambourg, 1933 |
| Type species | |
| †Bunolistriodon lockharti Pomel, 1848 | |
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The exact position of Bunolistriodon has been subject to debate. It has been considered a synonym of Listriodon in the past, and sometimes still is. However, today most authorities recognize the genus as distinct.[1][2][3]