Megalochoerus
Sign in to saveMegalochoerus is an extinct genus of large and long-legged suids from the Miocene of Africa and parts of Asia. The genus first appeared in the Early Miocene with the species M. khizikebirus. It was thought to have been a herbivore with a diet mainly consisting of fruits, leafy branches, and tree barks.
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- Megalochoerus
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Megalochoerus is an extinct genus of large and long-legged suids from the Miocene of Africa and parts of Asia. The genus first appeared in the Early Miocene with the species M. khizikebirus. It was thought to have been a herbivore with a diet mainly consisting of fruits, leafy branches, and tree barks.
==Taxonomy== The species M. khinzikebirus and M. marymuunguae were once considered to belong to the related Kubanochoerus or Libycochoerus, but have since been reassigned to Megalochoerus. However, some experts over the recent years have reclassified M. khinzikebirus and M. marymuunguae as an African species of Kubanochoerus. M. homungous is considered synomous to Kubanochoerus mancharensis, with some experts favoring Kubanochoerus mancharensis over M. homungous.
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