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Metridiochoerus hopwoodi

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Metridiochoerus hopwoodi was named by Leakey (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. jacksoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Metridiochoerus hopwoodi Leakey
2010Metridiochoerus hopwoodi Bishop p. 846

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
genusMetridiochoerusHopwood 1926
specieshopwoodiLeakey 1958

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.

†Metridiochoerus hopwoodi Leakey 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Calabrian or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Kenya Metridiochoerus hopwoodi (21369)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Metridiochoerus hopwoodi (21288 21352)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya (Rift Valley) Metridiochoerus hopwoodi (21303)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya Metridiochoerus hopwoodi (21471)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya Metridiochoerus hopwoodi (21370 21402 21413 21458 21462 21464 21472 21476 21515 21532)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Metridiochoerus hopwoodi (22490 22491 22494 22498)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Djibouti Metridiochoerus hopwoodi (22482)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Kenya Metridiochoerus hopwoodi (22268 22270)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Metridiochoerus hopwoodi (21348)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Metridiochoerus hopwoodi (22499)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Metridiochoerus hopwoodi (21368 21449 21468 21514 21523)