''Kubanochoerus'' is an extinct genus of large, long-legged

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Taxonomy

The genera ''

Libycochoerus ''Libycochoerus'' is an extinct genus of large and long-legged animals in the pig family from the Miocene of Africa. Taxonomy ''Libycochoerus'' was at one point sunk as a junior synonym of ''Kubanochoerus ''Kubanochoerus'' is an extinct genu ...

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Megalochoerus ''Megalochoerus'' is an extinct genus of large and long-legged pig-like animals from the Miocene of Africa. Taxonomy The species ''M. khinzikebirus'' and ''M. marymuunguae'' were once considered to belong to the related ''Kubanochoerus ''Kub ...

'' were once assigned to ''Kubanochoerus'' but are now considered distinct based on dental and minor cranial details. Kubanochoerus robustus A6 digital

The putative paraceratheriid genus ''Caucasotherium'', described from the Caucasus on the basis of a bone fragment with four incisors, is actually a synonym of the Middle Miocene ''Kubanochoerus gigas''.

Description

The largest species, the aptly named ''K. gigas'', grew to be around at the shoulder, and probably weighed up to in life.Teeth: Kubanochoerus gigas lii (GUAN)
tesorosnaturales.es The heads of these pigs were unmistakable, with small eyebrow horns, and a large horn emanating from the forehead of the males. It is speculated that the males used their forehead horns for jousting with each other.

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Prehistoric Suidae Miocene even-toed ungulates Miocene mammals of Africa Fossils of Kenya Miocene mammals of Asia Fossils of China Miocene mammals of Europe Fossils of Russia Fossil taxa described in 1955 Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera {{paleo-eventoedungulate-stub