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Megalochoerus

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Megalochoerus was named by Picford (1993).

It was assigned to Kubanochoerinae by McKenna and Bell (1997), Pickford (2007), Bishop (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Megalochoerus Picford
1997Megalochoerus McKenna and Bell p. 394
2007Megalochoerus Pickford p. 88
2010Megalochoerus Bishop p. 837

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
familySuidae
subfamilyKubanochoerinaeGabunia 1958
genusMegalochoerusPicford 1993

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Megalochoerus Picford 1993
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Megalochoerus humongous Pickford 1993
Megalochoerus khinzikebirus Wilkinson 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:08:25
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 2 to the top of the Langhian or 22.40000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 222.4 - 20.0Pakistan (Balochistan) M. humungous (77777)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Libycochoerus khinzikebirus (22070 22077)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya (Nyanza) Libycochoerus khinzikebirus (21338 21339)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Kenya M. khinzikebirus (74559)