Bunolistriodon is an extinct genus of pig-like animals from Eurasia and Africa during the Miocene.

Bunolistriodon
Temporal range: Miocene
Bunolistriodon fossil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Subfamily: Listriodontinae
Genus: Bunolistriodon
Arambourg, 1933
Type species
Bunolistriodon lockharti
Pomel, 1848
Species
  • B. akatikubas
  • B. guptai
  • B. intermedius
  • B. latidens
  • B. lockharti
  • B. meidamon

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

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  1. ^ Prothero, Donald R. (2007). The Evolution of Artiodactyls. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780801887352.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Bunolistriodon". Biolib.