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Metridiochoerus andrewsi

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Metridiochoerus andrewsi was named by Hopwood (1926).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. jacksoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood
1979Metridiochoerus andrewsi Harris and White
2004Metridiochoerus andrewsi Geraads et al. p. 184
2010Metridiochoerus andrewsi Bishop p. 845

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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
subfamilySuinaeGray 1821
genusMetridiochoerusHopwood 1926
speciesandrewsiHopwood 1926

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.

†Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Calabrian or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (81 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ethiopia (Afar) Metridiochoerus andrewsi (70907)
Zanclean - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Kenya Metridiochoerus andrewsi (21369 21399)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117South Africa Metridiochoerus andrewsi (21960)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Ethiopia Metridiochoerus andrewsi (22560 22564 22568)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malawi Metridiochoerus andrewsi (22324 22327)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Ethiopia Metridiochoerus andrewsi (97499)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Kenya (Rift Valley) Metridiochoerus andrewsi (21344)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Metridiochoerus andrewsi (21289 21291 21292 21293 21352)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya (Rift Valley) Metridiochoerus andrewsi (21280 21283 21286 21301 21342 21345 21353)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ethiopia Metridiochoerus andrewsi (21621)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya Metridiochoerus andrewsi (21376 21398 21401 21410 21420 21457 21461 21471 21474 21475 21477 21478 21503 21504)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa Metridiochoerus andrewsi (21824)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Metridiochoerus andrewsi (22492 22496 22498)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Metridiochoerus andrewsi (21350)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya Metridiochoerus andrewsi (21367 21370 21378 21396 21402 21411 21413 21415 21422 21454 21458 21462 21463 21464 21467 21472 21476 21495 21498 21502 21515 21521 21532 32051 32053)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Kenya Metridiochoerus andrewsi (22268 22269 22270 38039)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Djibouti Metridiochoerus andrewsi (22482)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Metridiochoerus andrewsi (21961)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Metridiochoerus andrewsi (21520 21523 21526 32058 32060 32077 32085)