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Choeropotamus parisiensis
Taxonomy
Choeropotamus parisiensis was named by Cuvier (1822). Its type specimen is MNHN GY 283, a partial skull (skull with upper right P1, P3-M3 and upper left P1, P2, P4-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Chaeropotamus.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1822 | Choeropotamus parisiensis Cuvier |
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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.
†Choeropotamus parisiensis Cuvier 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available