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Metridiochoerus compactus

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Metridiochoerus compactus was named by Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen (1932).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. jacksoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen
2010Metridiochoerus compactus Bishop p. 846

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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
speciescompactusVan Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932

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 compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932
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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, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Calabrian or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Kenya Metridiochoerus compactus (21369)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malawi Metridiochoerus compactus (22323 22326)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Metridiochoerus compactus (21291)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya (Rift Valley) Metridiochoerus compactus (21300)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya Metridiochoerus compactus (21367 21445 21458 21463 21464 21495 21521)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Metridiochoerus compactus (21350)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Tanzania Metridiochoerus compactus (21974)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Metridiochoerus compactus (22491 22494 22498)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Djibouti Metridiochoerus compactus (22484)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Metridiochoerus compactus (21368 21403 21449 21455 21468 21491 21514 21520 21523 21525 21533 21534 21833)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Metridiochoerus compactus (21970 21971 22041 22064 22614 22618 22620 22623 22627)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Algeria Metridiochoerus compactus (22584)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania (Lake Natron Basin) Metridiochoerus compactus (22557 22582)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Metridiochoerus compactus (22499)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Metridiochoerus compactus (21294 21296 21297 21298 21343 21347 21348 21351)