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| Propotamochoerus | |
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| Propotamochoerus giganteus skull | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Subfamily: | Suinae |
| Genus: | †Propotamochoerus Pilgrim 1925 |
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Propotamochoerus is an extinct genus of pig-like animals that lived from the Miocene to the Pliocene of Algeria, India, Moldova, China, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Myanmar, Thailand, Tunisia and Pakistan.
Description
[edit]In P. hysudricus, the second incisor was smaller than the first incisor. The premolars and molars are moderately elongated with modestly thick enamel. Both the talon and talonid of the maxillary and mandibular third molars respectively are relatively undifferentiated and basal.[1]
Palaeoecology
[edit]P. palaeochoerus most likely preferred to inhabit woodland environments.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Zulfiqar, Sharon; Aftab, Kiran (28 April 2025). "New Fossils of Propotamochoerus hysudricus from the Middle Siwalik, Pakistan". Historical Biology: 1–14. doi:10.1080/08912963.2025.2490071. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 24 November 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
- ^ Iannucci, Alessio; Begun, David R. (April 2022). "Suidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from the late Miocene hominoid locality of Alsótelekes (Hungary)". Geobios. 71: 39–49. Bibcode:2022Geobi..71...39I. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2022.01.002. hdl:11573/1617424. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
- Propotamochoerus at fossilworks
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