†Eocenchoerus savagei Liu 2001 (pig)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Suidae
Full reference: L.-P. Liu. 2001. Eocene suoids (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from Bose and Yongle basins, China, and the classification and evolution of the Paleogene suoids. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 39(2):115-128
Belongs to Eocenchoerus according to L.-P. Liu 2001
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V 7885, a tooth. Its type locality is South of Politun Village, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Gongkang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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