Libycochoerus

Libycochoerus; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Suidae
Tribe:	†Kubanochoerini
Genus:	†Libycochoerus; Arambourg, 1961
Species
	L. massai Arambourg, 1961 (type); L. jeanneli (Arambourg, 1943); L. anchidens (Made, 1996);

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.

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[1] Bishop LC (2010) Suoidea. In: Werdelin L, Sanders WJ, editors. Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 821–842.

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