Bunolistriodon is an extinct genus of pig-like animals from Eurasia and Africa during the Miocene.
| Bunolistriodon Temporal range: Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Subfamily: | †Listriodontinae |
| Genus: | †Bunolistriodon Arambourg, 1933 |
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| †Bunolistriodon lockharti Pomel, 1848
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The exact position of Bunolistriodon has been subject to debate. It has been considered a synonym of Listriodon in the past, and sometimes still is. However, today most authorities recognize the genus as distinct.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ Prothero, Donald R. (2007). The Evolution of Artiodactyls. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780801887352.
- ^ Fortelius, M.; van der Made, J.; Bernor, R.L. (1996). "A new listriodont suid, Bunolistriodon meidamon sp. nov., from the middle Miocene of Anatolia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 16 (1): 149–164. Bibcode:1996JVPal..16..149F. doi:10.1080/02724634.1996.10011293.
- ^ "Bunolistriodon". Biolib.