Parachleuastochoerus

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Parachleuastochoerus
Temporal range: 11.1–9.7  Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Parachleuastochoerus
Golpe-Posse, 1972
Species
  • †P. huenermanni
  • †P. sinensis
  • †P. steinheimensis
  • †P. crusafonti

Parachleuastochoerus was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene in Europe. [1] [2] [3] It was a smaller descendant of the Conohyus genus, with narrower cheek teeth and reduced premolars. [4]

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References

  1. "Fossilworks: Parachleuastochoerus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Hogs and Pigs - Suidae - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  3. "Tetraconodontinae". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  4. Agustí, Jordi; Antón, Mauricio (2005). Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe. Columbia University Press. p. 140. ISBN   9780231516334 . Retrieved 18 November 2019.