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Taxonomy
Sus major was named by Gervais (1848). It is not extant.
It was recombined as Microstonyx major by Theodorou et al. (2003), Sen et al. (2015).
It was recombined as Microstonyx major by Theodorou et al. (2003), Sen et al. (2015).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1848 | Sus major Gervais |
| 2003 | Microstonyx major Theodorou et al. |
| 2015 | Microstonyx major Sen et al. |
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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.
†Microstonyx major Gervais 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Collections (26 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miocene | France (Vaucluse) | Microstonyx major (201497) | |
| Vallesian | Greece (Sithonia) | Microstonyx major (202729) | |
| Tortonian | Moldova | Sus major (75802) | |
| Tortonian | Ukraine (Odessa) | Sus major (75797) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Greece (Attica) | Microstonyx major (202630 202631) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Moldova (Tighina Departement) | Sus major (36139) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Turkey (Cankiri) | Microstonyx major (184368) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Greece (Chalkidona) | Microstonyx major (182750 202222 202703) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Spain | Microstonyx major (174643) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | Greece (Chalkidiki) | Microstonyx major (191612) | |
| MN 10 | Spain (Teruel) | Microstonyx major (38345) | |
| Turolian | Greece (Euboea) | Sus major (202213) | |
| Turolian | Turkey | Microstonyx major (151910) | |
| Turolian | Greece (Samos) | Microstonyx major (202215) | |
| Turolian | Kyrgyzstan | Microstonyx major (34435) | |
| Turolian | Greece (Macedonia) | Microstonyx major (73553) | |
| Turolian | Bulgaria | Microstonyx major (208566 208567 208568 208569) | |
| Turolian | Greece (Chalkidona) | Microstonyx major (195489) | |
| MN 12 | Turkey (Anatolia) | Microstonyx major (60534) | |
| MN 12 | Ukraine (Odessa) | Microstonyx major (167995) |