''Parachleuastochoerus'' was an extinct genus of
even-toed ungulates
The even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla , ) are ungulates—hoofed animals—which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes: the third and fourth. The other three toes are either present, absent, vestigial, or pointing poster ...
that existed during the
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first 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 means "less recen ...
in
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
. It was a smaller descendant of the ''
Conohyus
''Conohyus'' was an extinct genus of suid that existed during the Miocene in Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and tr ...
'' genus, with narrower
cheek teeth
Cheek teeth or post-canines comprise the molar and premolar teeth in mammals. Cheek teeth are multicuspidate (having many folds or tubercles). Mammals have multicuspidate molars (three in placentals, four in marsupials, in each jaw quadrant) and ...
and reduced
premolars.
References
Prehistoric Suidae
Miocene mammals of Asia
Miocene even-toed ungulates
Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera
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