Parachleuastochoerus

Parachleuastochoerus; Temporal range: 11.1–9.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Suidae
Genus:	†Parachleuastochoerus; Golpe-Posse, 1972
Species
	†P. huenermanni; †P. sinensis; †P. steinheimensis; †P. crusafonti;

Parachleuastochoerus was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene in Europe.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was a smaller descendant of the Conohyus genus, with narrower cheek teeth and reduced premolars.^[4]

Palaeoecology

P. steinheimensis fed on roots, as indicated by ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr, δ¹⁸O_CO3, and δ¹³C values sourced from its dental enamel.^[5]

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^ Agustí, Jordi; Antón, Mauricio (2005). Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe. Columbia University Press. p. 140. ISBN 9780231516334. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^ Aiglstorfer, Manuela; Bocherens, Hervé; Böhme, Madelaine (18 February 2014). "Large mammal ecology in the late Middle Miocene Gratkorn locality (Austria)". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 94 (1): 189–213. doi:10.1007/s12549-013-0145-5. ISSN 1867-1594. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via Springer Nature Link.

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