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Kubanochoerus

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Kubanochoerus is an extinct genus of large, long-legged suid artiodactyl mammal from the Miocene of Eurasia and Africa.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Kubanochoerus is referenced by 66 other articles, and connects out to Listriodontinae, Artiodactyla and Tayassuidae.

Vinony files it under Fossils of China, Fossils of Kenya and Fossils of Russia.

Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Parent taxon
Listriodontinae
Mass
500
Image
Kubanochoerus robustus A6 digital.jpg
Height
1.2
Length
1.2
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taxon name
Kubanochoerus
taxon rank
genus
location of discovery
Africa
Commons category
Kubanochoerus
start time
15900000-0
end time
7300000-00
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Kubanochoerus is an extinct genus of large, long-legged suid artiodactyl mammal from the Miocene of Eurasia and Africa.

== Taxonomy == thumb|left|K. gigas skull The genera Libycochoerus and Megalochoerus were once assigned to Kubanochoerus but are now considered distinct based on dental and minor cranial details. thumb|right|Photo-reconstruction of K. robustus The putative paraceratheriid genus Caucasotherium, described from the Caucasus on the basis of a bone fragment with four incisors, is actually a synonym of the Middle Miocene Kubanochoerus gigas.

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