Chicochoerus was an extinct member of the

Hyotheriinae Hyotheriinae was a subfamily of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene and Pliocene in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Genera *†'' Aureliachoerus'' Ginsburg, 1974 - Miocene, Europe *†'' Chicochoerus'' Orliac et al., 2006 - Miocene, Eu ...

branch in the Suidae group that existed during the

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...

in Gers,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

.It was named by Orliac et al. in 2006

References

Prehistoric Suidae Miocene mammals of Asia Miocene even-toed ungulates Fossil taxa described in 2006 Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera {{paleo-eventoedungulate-stub