Biology:Namachoerus
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals
| Namachoerus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Subfamily: | †Listriodontinae |
| Tribe: | †Namachoerini |
| Genus: | †Namachoerus Pickford, 1995 |
| Species: | †N. moruoroti
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| Binomial name | |
| †Namachoerus moruoroti Wilkinson, 1976
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| Synonyms | |
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Lopholistriodon moruoroti | |
Namachoerus was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene of Africa.[1][2]
One species, Namachoerus moruoroti was formerly placed in the genus Lopholistriodon.[3]
References
- ↑ "PBDB" (in en). https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=67874&is_real_user=1.
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Namachoerus". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=67874.
- ↑ Donald R. Prothero, Donald R. (2007). The Evolution of Artiodactyls. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780801887352.
Wikidata ☰ Q30595024 entry
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