Fossiliferous spot T2, near Bou Hanifia (Miocene of Algeria)

Where: Algeria (35.3° N, 0.1° W: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 0.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Arambourg. 1968. Un Suide fossile nouveau de Miocene superieur de l'Afrique du Norde. Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France 10(1):110-115 [J. Alroy/J. Wertheim/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31185: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Jill Wertheim on 18.04.2003

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Propotamochoerus devauxi n. sp. Arambourg 1968 pig