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Pecarichoerus africanus
Taxonomy
Pecarichoerus africanus was named by Hendy (1976).
It was recombined as Cainochoerus africanus by Bishop (2010).
It was recombined as Cainochoerus africanus by Bishop (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1976 | Pecarichoerus africanus Hendy |
| 2010 | Cainochoerus africanus Bishop p. 842 |
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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.
†Pecarichoerus africanus Hendy 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tortonian - Zanclean | Ethiopia | Cainochoerus africanus (22139) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | Kenya | Cainochoerus africanus (22242) | |
| Zanclean | South Africa | Pecarichoerus africanus (22221 22222) |