Biology:Libycochoerus
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Short description: Extinct genus of pig-like animals
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Tribe: | †Kubanochoerini |
| Genus: | †Libycochoerus Arambourg, 1961 |
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Libycochoerus is an extinct genus of large and long-legged animals in the pig family from the Miocene of Africa.
Taxonomy
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
- ↑ Bishop LC (2010) Suoidea. In: Werdelin L, Sanders WJ, editors. Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 821–842.
Wikidata ☰ Q55616835 entry
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