Namachoerus
Extinct genus of mammals
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Namachoerus was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene of Africa.[1][2]
| Namachoerus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Subfamily: | †Listriodontinae |
| Tribe: | †Namachoerini |
| Genus: | †Namachoerus Pickford, 1995 |
| Species: | †N. moruoroti |
| Binomial name | |
| †Namachoerus moruoroti Wilkinson, 1976 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lopholistriodon moruoroti | |
One species, Namachoerus moruoroti was formerly placed in the genus Lopholistriodon.[3]
