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Tetraconodontinae

Mammalia - Suidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Tetraconodontinae Lydekker
1989Tetraconodontinae Heissig p. 236
1997Tetraconodontinae McKenna and Bell p. 393
2001Tetraconodontinae Pickford and Gupta p. 273
2010Tetraconodontinae Bishop p. 838

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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
subfamilyTetraconodontinaeLydekker 1886
subfamilyTetraconodontinaeLydekker 1886

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.

Subfm. †Tetraconodontinae Lydekker 1886
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G. †Conohyus Pilgrim 1926
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†Conohyus grivensis Gaillard 1899
†Conohyus huenermanni Heissig 1989
†Conohyus indicus Lydekker 1884
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Invalid names: Conohyus thailandicus Ducroq et al. 1997 [synonym]
†Conohyus olujici Bernor and Radovcic 2004
†Conohyus simorrensis Lartet 1851
†Conohyus sindiensis Lydekker 1884
Invalid names: Adaetontherium Lewis 1934 [synonym]
G. †Lophocoerus Pilgrim 1926
G. †Notochoerus Broom 1925
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†Notochoerus capensis Broom 1925
†Notochoerus clarkei Suwa and White 2004
G. †Nyanzachoerus Leakey 1958
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†Nyanzachoerus jaegeri Coppens 1971
†Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey 1958
†Nyanzachoerus khinzir Boisserie et al. 2014
†Nyanzachoerus nakaliensis Tsubamoto et al. 2020
G. †Parachleuastochoerus Golpe-Posse 1972
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†Parachleuastochoerus crusafonti Golpe-Posse 1972
†Parachleuastochoerus kretzoii Fortelius et al. 2005
G. †Sivachoerus Pilgrim 1926
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†Sivachoerus syrticus Leonardi 1954
G. †Tetraconodon Falconer 1868
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†Tetraconodon magnum Falconer 1868
†Tetraconodon malensis Htike et al. 2005
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, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 5 to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.98000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (181 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Myanmar (Sagaing Division) Tetraconodon malensis (75075)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Kazakhstan Conohyus betpakdalensis (39881)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India (Haryana) Tetraconodon magnum (232180)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Uganda Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22249 22254 22364 22365 22367 22369 22372 22374 22375 22378 22380 22381 22386 22400 22405 22412 22414 22426 22436) Nyanzachoerus kanamensis, Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22373 22382 22383 22385 22399) Nyanzachoerus tulotos (22427 22450)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Tanzania Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22155)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Thailand Conohyus sindiensis (48126)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Pakistan (Sind) Conohyus sindiense (71443 71446) Hyotherium sindiense (71439) Tetraconodon minor, Conohyus sindiense (71444)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Turkey (Bursa) Conohyus sp. (68547)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) Conohyus simorrensis (42588 42595 42596)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Nepal Conohyus sindiense (48667)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Jammu and Kashmir) Conohyus sindiense (11797)
MN 5 - MN 915.98 - 9.67France Conohyus simorensis (191825) Conohyus simorrensis (191828)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Conohyus simorrensis (31776)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Portugal (Santarém) Conohyus simorrensis (38139)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kenya Nyanzachoerus sp. (22292)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Pakistan (Sind) Conohyus sindiense (71448 71450 71451)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.82 - 11.1Slovakia Conohyus simorrensis (69712)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.82 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Conohyus simorrensis (46278)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Tunisia (Gafsa) Nyanzachoerus syrticus (35277)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Conohyus simorrensis (54136)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Conohyus simorrensis (49421)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Catalonia) Parachleuastochoerus crusafonti (38975)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Conohyus simorrensis (39709)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Kenya Nyanzachoerus nakaliensis (219711)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Parachleuastochoerus steinheimensis (206345)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Tunisia Nyanzachoerus sp. (65170)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Algeria Nyanzachoerus sp. (34642)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Germany (Bavaria) Conohyus huenermanni (69095)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) Tetraconodon minor, Conohyus indicus, Conohyus sindiense (13473)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Kenya Nyanzachoerus tulotus, Nyanzachoerus syrticus (22241)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Chad Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (24181)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Uganda Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22368 22376 22377)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Kenya Nyanzachoerus tulotos, Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22236)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Ethiopia Nyanzachoerus australis, Nyanzachoerus sp., Nyanzachoerus syrticus (22139) Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22179) Nyanzachoerus tulotos (22158 22159)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Pakistan Tetraconodon magnum (232181)
MN 911.1 - 9.67India (Jammu and Kashmir) Conohyus indicus (74566)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Parachleuastochoerus sp. (75481)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Kenya Nyanzachoerus tulotos (22275 22316) Sivachoerus tulotos (22307) Sivachoerus tulotos, Nyanzachoerus syrticus (22274)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chad Nyanzachoerus syrticus (59839)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Tanzania Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22042 22058 22063)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya Nyanzachoerus syrticus tulotus, Nyanzachoerus australis, Nyanzachoerus syrticus (22242)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Kenya (Turkana District) Nyanzachoerus tulotos, Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (21332)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58South Africa (Cape) Nyanzachoerus sp. (59167)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Kenya Nyanzachoerus syrticus tulotus, Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22237)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Tanzania Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22043 22044 22049)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Senegal Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (221108)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22171) Nyanzachoerus pattersoni (22135)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22132 22137) Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22133 22174 22175) Nyanzachoerus kanamensis, Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22176) Nyanzachoerus syrticus, Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21737)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya (Turkana District) Nyanzachoerus plicatus (21335) Nyanzachoerus plicatus, Nyanzachoerus pattersoni, Nyanzachoerus sp., Notochoerus capensis (21336)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22222)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22277 22278) Nyanzachoerus plicatus, Nyanzachoerus pattersoni, Nyanzachoerus sp., Notochoerus capensis (22234) Nyanzachoerus sp. (22338)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Uganda Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22250)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Tanzania Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22474 22475 22477)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Malawi Notochoerus sp. (22271) Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22328)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ethiopia (Afar) Notochoerus sp. (70907)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Kenya Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22321)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ethiopia Notochoerus sp., Nyanzachoerus sp., Nyanzachoerus kanamensis, Suidae indet. (21754) Nyanzachoerus sp., Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21755)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Kenya Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21434) Nyanzachoerus pattersoni (22239) Nyanzachoerus syrticus tulotus, Nyanzachoerus australis, Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22235)
Zanclean - Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Kenya Nyanzachoerus kanamensis, Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22267)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malawi Notochoerus capensis (22324) Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22325)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Egypt Sivachoerus sp. (22592)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Egypt (Al Buhayrah) Sivachoerus sp. (42119)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Langebaanweg) Nyanzachoerus sp. (21713)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Kenya Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21408 21424 21425 21481 21482)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Kenya (Turkana District) Nyanzachoerus plicatus (21334)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Kenya (Rift Valley) Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21308 21309 21310)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Ethiopia Notochoerus sp. (21600 21640 22037) Notochoerus sp., Notochoerus capensis (21608) Nyanzachoerus jaegeri (22031) Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (22030 22033) Nyanzachoerus pattersoni (21756 21758 21781) Nyanzachoerus pattersoni, Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21783 21785) Nyanzachoerus sp. (22029) Nyanzachoerus sp., Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21634)
Piacenzian - Calabrian3.6 - 0.774Kenya Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21433)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Uganda Notochoerus sp. (22178)
Piacenzian - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Kenya Nyanzachoerus plicatus, Nyanzachoerus pattersoni (22238)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Tanzania Notochoerus sp. (22595)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya (Rift Valley) Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21282 21283)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya Nyanzachoerus kanamensis (21488)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ethiopia Notochoerus sp. (21543 21562 21589 21610 21614 21621 21625 21626 21654 21657 21658 21671 21675 21742 21751 21983 21997 22006 22014 22023 22026)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Notochoerus n. sp. (22492)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Notochoerus compactus (22627) Notochoerus sp. (22628)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Notochoerus sp. (22276)