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'''''Kubanochoerus''''' is an extinct genus of large and long-legged animals in the [[pig family]] from the [[Miocene]] of [[Eurasia]] and [[Africa]].
'''''Kubanochoerus''''' is an extinct genus of large, long-legged [[suidae|suid]] [[artiodactyl]] [[mammal]] from the [[Miocene]] of [[Eurasia]] and [[Africa]].


== Taxonomy ==
== Taxonomy ==
[[File:Kubanochoerus lantianensis skull fossil.jpg|thumb|left|''K. lantianensis'' skull]]
[[File:Kubanochoerus gigas NMNS.jpg|thumb|left|''K. gigas'' skull]]
The genera ''[[Libycochoerus]]'' and ''[[Megalochoerus]]'' were once assigned to ''Kubanochoerus'' but are now considered distinct based on dental and minor cranial details.<ref>Bishop LC (2010) Suoidea. In: Werdelin L, Sanders WJ, editors. Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 821–842.</ref>
The genera ''[[Libycochoerus]]'' and ''[[Megalochoerus]]'' were once assigned to ''Kubanochoerus'' but are now considered distinct based on dental and minor cranial details.<ref>Bishop LC (2010) Suoidea. In: Werdelin L, Sanders WJ, editors. Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 821–842.</ref>
[[File:Kubanochoerus robustus A6 digital.jpg|thumb|right|Photo-reconstruction of ''K. robustus'']]

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''.<ref>PICKFORD, M., GABUNIA, L., MEIN, P., MORALES, J. & AZANZA, B. 2000. The Middle Miocene Mammalian site of Belometchetskaya, North Caucasus: an important biostratigraphic link between Europe and China. - Géobios 33 (2): 257-267, Lyon.</ref>
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''.<ref>PICKFORD, M., GABUNIA, L., MEIN, P., MORALES, J. & AZANZA, B. 2000. The Middle Miocene Mammalian site of Belometchetskaya, North Caucasus: an important biostratigraphic link between Europe and China. - Géobios 33 (2): 257-267, Lyon.</ref>


== Description ==
== Description ==
[[File:Kubanochoerus_gigas.jpg|thumb|left|Restoration of ''K. gigas'']]
[[File:Kubanochoerus_gigas.jpg|thumb|left|Restoration of ''K. gigas'']]
The largest species, the aptly named ''K. gigas'', grew to be up {{convert|1.2|m|ft}} at the shoulder, and probably weighed up to {{convert|500|kg|lb}} in life. 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.
The largest species, the aptly named ''K. gigas'', grew to be around {{convert|1|m|ft}} at the shoulder, and probably weighed up to {{convert|500|kg|lb}} in life.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130213095333/http://www.tesorosnaturales.es/en/catalogo.php?categoria=9&producto=141 Teeth: Kubanochoerus gigas lii (GUAN)]. tesorosnaturales.es</ref> 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.


== References ==
== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* {{cite LSA |last=Hou |first=Su-Kuan |last2=Deng |first2=Tao |year=2019 |title=A new species of ''Kubanochoerus'' (Suidae, Artiodactyla) from the Linxia Basin, Gansu Province, China |journal=Vertebrata PalAsiatica |volume=in press |issue= |pages=}}
* {{citation |last=Hou |first=Su-Kuan |last2=Deng |first2=Tao |year=2019 |title=A new species of ''Kubanochoerus'' (Suidae, Artiodactyla) from the Linxia Basin, Gansu Province, China |journal=Vertebrata PalAsiatica |volume=in press |issue= |pages=}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Paleodb|42394|Kubanochoerus}}
* {{Paleodb|42394|Kubanochoerus}}
* [https://prehistoric-fauna.com/Kubanochoerus-robustus ''Kubanochoerus''] photo-reconstruction by paleoartist [https://prehistoric-fauna.com/about_us Roman Uchytel]


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Latest revision as of 16:33, 29 December 2024

Kubanochoerus
Temporal range: Miocene
~15.9–7.3 Ma
Mounted skeleton of Kubanochoerus at the Beijing Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Tribe: †Kubanochoerini
Genus: †Kubanochoerus
Gabunia 1955
Species
  • K. gigas (Pearson, 1928)
  • K. lantianensis Qiu, Ye, & Huo 1988
  • K. mancharensis Van der Made 1996
  • K. minheensis (Qiu, Li, and Wang, 1981)
  • K. parvus Hou & Deng 2019[1]
  • K. robustus Gabunia 1955 (type)

Kubanochoerus is an extinct genus of large, long-legged suid artiodactyl mammal from the Miocene of Eurasia and Africa.

Taxonomy

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K. gigas skull

The genera Libycochoerus and Megalochoerus were once assigned to Kubanochoerus but are now considered distinct based on dental and minor cranial details.[2]

Photo-reconstruction of K. robustus

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.[3]

Description

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Restoration of K. gigas

The largest species, the aptly named K. gigas, grew to be around 1 metre (3.3 ft) at the shoulder, and probably weighed up to 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) in life.[4] 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.

References

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  1. ^ Hou & Deng, 2019
  2. ^ Bishop LC (2010) Suoidea. In: Werdelin L, Sanders WJ, editors. Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 821–842.
  3. ^ PICKFORD, M., GABUNIA, L., MEIN, P., MORALES, J. & AZANZA, B. 2000. The Middle Miocene Mammalian site of Belometchetskaya, North Caucasus: an important biostratigraphic link between Europe and China. - Géobios 33 (2): 257-267, Lyon.
  4. ^ Teeth: Kubanochoerus gigas lii (GUAN). tesorosnaturales.es

Bibliography

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  • Hou, Su-Kuan; Deng, Tao (2019), "A new species of Kubanochoerus (Suidae, Artiodactyla) from the Linxia Basin, Gansu Province, China", Vertebrata PalAsiatica, in press
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