Kachchhchoerus

Kachchhchoerus; Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Suidae
Genus:	† Kachchhchoerus
Species:	†K. salinus
Binomial name
	†Kachchhchoerus salinus; Pilgrim, 1926

Last updated August 15, 2025

Kachchhchoerus is an extinct genus of suid that lived during the Late Miocene.

Distribution

Kachchhchoerus salinus is known from fossils found in India.^[1]

References

↑ Bhandari, Ansuya; Pickford, Martin; Tiwari, Brahma Nand (2015). Basal Late Miocene Mammal Fauna from Tapar and Pasuda, Kachchh. Münchner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen Reihe A: Geologie und Paläontologie. Vol. 43. pp. 1–40. ISBN 978-3-89937-199-4.

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[1] Bhandari, Ansuya; Pickford, Martin; Tiwari, Brahma Nand (2015). Basal Late Miocene Mammal Fauna from Tapar and Pasuda, Kachchh. Münchner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen Reihe A: Geologie und Paläontologie. Vol. 43. pp. 1–40. ISBN 978-3-89937-199-4.

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