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Kolpochoerus afarensis

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Kolpochoerus afarensis was named by Cooke (1978).

It was recombined as Potamochoerus afarensis by Bishop (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Kolpochoerus afarensis Cooke
2010Potamochoerus afarensis Bishop p. 842

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
familySuidae
subfamilySuinaeGray 1821
genusKolpochoerusvan Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932
speciesafarensisCooke 1978

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.

†Kolpochoerus afarensis Cooke 1978
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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, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Gelasian or 5.33300 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Kolpochoerus afarensis (22174 22176)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Kenya Potamochoerus afarensis (22321)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ethiopia Kolpochoerus afarensis (21754 21755)
Zanclean - Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Kenya Kolpochoerus afarensis (22267)
Zanclean - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Ethiopia Kolpochoerus afarensis (22197)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Chad Kolpochoerus afarensis (21962 22505 22506)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Kolpochoerus afarensis (21549 21608 21762 21771 21773 21775 21776 21779 21780 21783 21785 21786 22037 22038)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia Kolpochoerus afarensis (21571 21618)