''Celebochoerus'' is an extinct genus of giant suid

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that existed during the

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in Sulawesi,

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(''Celebochoerus heekereni''), and the middle

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, in the

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(''Celebochoerus cagayanensis''). It is not thought to be closely related to '' Babyrousa'', and seems to be quite distinct from any other known suid. It has been suggested that its extinction is correlated with the geographical expansion of

anoa Anoa, also known as dwarf buffalo and ''sapiutan'', are two species of the genus '' Bubalus'' endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia: the mountain anoa (''Bubalus quarlesi'') and the lowland anoa (''Bubalus depressicornis''). Both li ...

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and

Celebes warty pig The Celebes warty pig (''Sus celebensis''), also called Sulawesi warty pig or Sulawesi pig, is a species in the pig genus ('' Sus'') that lives on Sulawesi in Indonesia. It survives in most habitats and can live in altitudes of up to . It has be ...

ranges.Laurent A. F. Frantz; Anna Rudzinski; Abang Mansyursyah Surya Nugraha; Allowen Evin; James Burton; Ardern Hulme-Beaman; Anna Linderholm; Ross Barnett; Rodrigo Vega; Evan K. Irving-Pease; James Haile; Richard Allen; Kristin Leus; Jill Shephard; Mia Hillyer; Sarah Gillemot; Jeroen van den Hurk; Sharron Ogle; Cristina Atofanei; Mark G. Thomas; Friederike Johansson; Abdul Haris Mustari; John Williams; Kusdiantoro Mohamad; Chandramaya Siska Damayanti; Ita Djuwita Wiryadi; Dagmar Obbles; Stephano Mona; Hally Day; Muhammad Yasin; Stefan Meker; Jimmy A. McGuire; Ben J. Evans; Thomas von Rintelen; Simon Y. W. Ho; Jeremy B. Searle; Andrew C. Kitchener; Alastair A. Macdonald; Darren J. Shaw; Robert Hall; Peter Galbusera; Greger Larson (2018). "Synchronous diversification of Sulawesi's iconic artiodactyls driven by recent geological events". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285 (1876): 20172566. doi:10.1098/rspb.2017.2566. PMC 5904307 Freely accessible. .

References

Prehistoric Suidae Pliocene mammals of Asia Pliocene even-toed ungulates Pleistocene mammals of Asia Pleistocene even-toed ungulates Extinct animals of Indonesia Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera {{paleo-eventoedungulate-stub