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Omochoerus

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Omochoerus was named by Arambourg (1942).

It was assigned to Suinae by Arambourg (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Omochoerus Arambourg
1979Omochoerus Arambourg

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
familySuidae
subfamilySuinaeGray 1821
genusOmochoerusArambourg 1942

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. †Omochoerus Arambourg 1942
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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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Morocco Kolpochoerus phacochoeroides (32054)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Algeria (Northern Algeria) O. phacochoeroides (197944)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Algeria O. phacochoeroides (224087) Sus phacochoeroides (224086)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Djibouti Kolpochoerus phacochoeroides (22482)