Microstonyx

Extinct genus of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Microstonyx was an extinct genus of suid that existed during the Miocene in Asia and Europe.[1][2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Family:Suidae
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Microstonyx
Temporal range: 11.608–7.246 Ma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Microstonyx
Pilgrim 1926
Species
  • †M. binxianensis
  • †M. major
  • †M. antiquus
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Geographic range

Fossils of the species M. major have been found in Spain,[3] North Macedonia,[4] Turkiye,[5] and China.[6]

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