Cebochoerus

Cebochoerus
Temporal range: Eocene
Teeth
Life Restoration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: †Cebochoeridae
Genus: †Cebochoerus
Gervais, 1852
Species

C. fontensis Sudre, 1978

Cebochoerus is an extinct basal artiodactyl genus belonging to the family Cebochoeridae in the superfamily Dichobunoidea. It occurred in Europe during the Early to Late Eocene.

References

  1. ↑ J.-R. Boisserie; F. Lihoreau & M. Brunet (2005). "The position of Hippopotamidae within Cetartiodactyla". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102 (5): 1537–1541. Bibcode:2005PNAS..102.1537B. doi:10.1073/pnas.0409518102. PMC 547867. PMID 15677331. As cited in John Alroy (2007). "J.-R. Boisserie et al. 2005". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 Jun 2012.
  2. ↑ McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-231-11013-6.