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Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis was named by Leakey (1942).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis Leakey

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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
genusKolpochoerusvan Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932
speciesolduvaiensisLeakey 1942

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.

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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, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Tanzania Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis (22335)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Ethiopia Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis (21989 21990)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ethiopia Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis (21587)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis (22493 22494)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Israel Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis (37024 37026)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis (22499)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis (22466 22620)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Ethiopia Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis (22170)