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Libycochoerus

Libycochoerus is an extinct genus of large and long-legged animals in the pig family from the Miocene of Africa.

Libycochoerus
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Tribe: Kubanochoerini
Genus: Libycochoerus
Arambourg, 1961
Species
  • L. massai Arambourg, 1961 (type)
  • L. jeanneli (Arambourg, 1943)
  • L. anchidens (Made, 1996)

Taxonomy edit

Libycochoerus was at one point sunk as a junior synonym of Kubanochoerus but is now considered a distinct genus. All species of this species have very robust teeth that are mesiodistally long, but also stout canines and simple molars.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Bishop LC (2010) Suoidea. In: Werdelin L, Sanders WJ, editors. Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 821–842.


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