Eumaiochoerus
| Eumaiochoerus Temporal range: | |
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| Mandible of Eumaiochoerus etruscus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Genus: | †Eumaiochoerus Hurzeler, 1982 |
| Species: | †E. etruscus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eumaiochoerus etruscus Hurzeler, 1982 | |
Eumaiochoerus is an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene in Italy.[1][2]
Description
Eumaiochoerus had a short snout, spatulate upper incisors and small, chisel-shaped lower tusks.
Fossils of Eumaiochoerus were found in Baccinello and Montebamboli in Italy, which at the time of its existence would have been an island chain. Eumaiochoerus does show characteristics of an insular mammal, being much smaller than its mainland relative Microstonyx.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "PBDB". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Eumaiochoerus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Agustí, Jordi; Antón, Mauricio (2002). Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe. Columbia University Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780231116411.