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Korynochoerus

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Korynochoerus was named by Schmidt-Kittler (1971). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Suidae by Carroll (1988); and to Suini by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Korynochoerus Schmidt-Kittler p. 155
1988Korynochoerus Carroll
1997Korynochoerus McKenna and Bell p. 395

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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
tribeSuiniGray 1821
genusKorynochoerusSchmidt-Kittler 1971

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.

G. †Korynochoerus Schmidt-Kittler 1971
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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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Turolian to the top of the Tortonian or 8.70000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) K. palaeochoerus (54136)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey K. sp. (56563)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Central Macedonia) K. palaeochoerus (32189)