Propotamochoerus

Extinct genus of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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

In P. hysudricus, the second incisor was smaller than the first incisor. The premolars and molars are moderately elongated with modestly thick enamel. Both the talon and talonid of the maxillary and mandibular third molars respectively are relatively undifferentiated and basal.[1]

Palaeoecology

P. palaeochoerus most likely preferred to inhabit woodland environments.[2]

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