†Dicoryphochoerus fategadensis Prasad 1964 (pig)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Suidae
Full reference: K. N. Prasad. 1964. Fossil mammals of Cutch district, Gujarat, India. Bulletin of the Geological Society of India 1(2):9-12
Belongs to Dicoryphochoerus according to K. N. Prasad 1964
See also Prasad 1967
Sister taxa: Hippopotamodon antiquus, Hippopotamodon erymanthius, Dicoryphochoerus medius
Type specimen: GSI 18098, a mandible. Its type locality is Fategadh, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in India.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: found only at Fategadh
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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