Agriochoerus
| Agriochoerus Temporal range: Late Eocene-Oligocene | |
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| A. antiquus skeleton | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Agriochoeridae |
| Genus: | Agriochoerus Leidy, 1850 |
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Agriochoerus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore of the family Agriochoeridae, endemic to North America.[1] Agriochoerus and other agriochoerids possessed claws, which is rare within Artiodactyla.[2]
Agriochoerus lived during the late Eocene and the Oligocene.[3] It was medium-sized, the estimated body mass for A. antiquus being about 85 kg (187.4 lbs).[4]
Life restoration of A. antiquus
References
- ↑ "Agriochoerus Leidy 1850 (agriochoerid)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ↑ Janis, Christine M.; Scott, Kathleen M.; Jacobs, Louis L. (1998). Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate like Mammals. Cambridge University Press. p. 416. ISBN 9780521355193.
- ↑ Thorpe, M. R. (1921). "Two new forms of Agriochoerus". American Journal of Science (8): 111–126. doi:10.2475/ajs.s5-2.8.111.
- ↑ "Agriochoerus". Retrieved August 8, 2012.
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