Egatochoerus Ducrocq 1994 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla

Full reference: S. Ducrocq. 1994. An Eocene peccary from Thailand and the biogeographical origins of the artiodactyl family Tayassuidae. Palaeontology 37(4):765-779

Parent taxon: Suoidea according to M. Orliac et al. 2011

See also Ducrocq 1994 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Doliochoerus, Palaeochoeridae, Palaeochoerus, Sanitheriidae, Schizochoerus, Suidae, Suina, Taucanamo

Subtaxa: Egatochoerus jaegeri

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Type: Egatochoerus jaegeri

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of Thailand (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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