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Propotamochoerus devauxi

Osteichthyes - Suidae

Taxonomy
Propotamochoerus devauxi was named by Arambourg (1968). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossiliferous spot T2, near Bou Hanifia, which is in a Tortonian terrestrial horizon in Algeria.

It was recombined as Nyanzachoerus devauxi by Bishop (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. hysudriscus, P. palaeochoerus, P. provincialis, P. salinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Propotamochoerus devauxi Arambourg
2010Nyanzachoerus devauxi Bishop p. 838

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
familySuidae
subfamilySuinaeGray 1821
tribePotamochoeriniGray 1873
genusPropotamochoerusPilgrim 1925
speciesdevauxiArambourg 1968

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Propotamochoerus devauxi Arambourg 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:08:25
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Messinian or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Tunisia (Gafsa) Nyanzachoerus devauxi (35277)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Algeria Propotamochoerus devauxi (type locality: 31185)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Kenya Nyanzachoerus devauxi (22241)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Ethiopia Nyanzachoerus devauxi (22139)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya Nyanzachoerus devauxi (22242)