Biology:Aureliachoerus

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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Aureliachoerus
Temporal range: 16.9–12.75 Ma
Palaeochoerus aurelianensis.JPG
Fossil of Aureliachoerus aurelianensis (labeled as Palaeochoerus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Subfamily: Hyotheriinae
Genus: Aureliachoerus
Ginsburg, 1974
Type species
Aureliachoerus aurelianensis
Stehlin, 1899
Species
  • A. aurelianensis
  • A. minus

Aureliachoerus was an extinct genus of suids that existed during the Miocene in Europe.[1][2][3]

The species Aureliachoerus aurelianensis was originally considered a species of Palaeochoerus. The second species, A. minus was smaller than A. aurelianensis and had less complex molars.[4]

References

  1. "Fossilworks: Aureliachoerus". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=42382. 
  2. "Aureliachoerus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life" (in en). http://eol.org/pages/4445708/overview. 
  3. "Palaeochoerinae". http://tolweb.org/Palaeochoerinae/51719. 
  4. van der Made, J.; Morales, J. (1992). "901-914 Aureliachoerus (Suidae, Mammalia) from Agreda and other Miocene localities of Spain". Geobios 32 (6): 901–914. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(99)80872-9. 

Wikidata ☰ Q25402923 entry