Schizochoerus anatoliensis van der Made 1997 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla

Full reference: J. van der Made. 1997. Systematics and stratigraphy of the genera Taucanamo and Schizochoerus and the classification of the Palaeochoeridae (Suoidea, Mammalia). Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen 100(1-2):127-139

Belongs to Schizochoerus according to J. van der Made 1997

Sister taxa: Schizochoerus arambourgi, Schizochoerus sinapensis, Schizochoerus vallesiensis

Type specimen: MTA ACH 1339, a tooth (m3 inf. dext.). Its type locality is Candir, which is in a MN 5/MN 6 terrestrial claystone in Turkey.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Candir

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