Biology:Aureliachoerus
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals
| Aureliachoerus | |
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| Fossil of Aureliachoerus aurelianensis (labeled as Palaeochoerus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Subfamily: | †Hyotheriinae |
| Genus: | †Aureliachoerus Ginsburg, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| †Aureliachoerus aurelianensis Stehlin, 1899
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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
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Aureliachoerus". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=42382.
- ↑ "Aureliachoerus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life" (in en). http://eol.org/pages/4445708/overview.
- ↑ "Palaeochoerinae". http://tolweb.org/Palaeochoerinae/51719.
- ↑ 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
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