Namachoerus was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene of Africa.[1][2]
| Namachoerus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Subfamily: | †Listriodontinae |
| Tribe: | †Namachoerini |
| Genus: | †Namachoerus Pickford, 1995 |
| Species: | †N. moruoroti
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| Binomial name | |
| †Namachoerus moruoroti Wilkinson, 1976
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| Synonyms | |
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Lopholistriodon moruoroti | |
One species, Namachoerus moruoroti was formerly placed in the genus Lopholistriodon.[3]
References
edit- ^ "PBDB". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Namachoerus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Donald R. Prothero, Donald R. (2007). The Evolution of Artiodactyls. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780801887352.
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