Listriodon
Sign in to saveListriodon is an extinct genus of pig-like animals that lived in Eurasia during the Miocene.
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- Parent taxon
- Suidae
- Image
- Listriodon splendens.JPG
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- Species now placed in ''Bunolistriodon''
- Species now placed in ''Lopholistriodon''
- Species now placed in ''Kubanochoerus''
- Species synonymous with ''L. splendens''
- Species synonymous with ''L. pentapotamiae''
- Palaeobiology
- Palaeoecology
- Palaeopathology
- Extinction
- External links
- References
Listriodon is an extinct genus of pig-like animals that lived in Eurasia during the Miocene.
==Description== left|thumb|Mandible of L. splendens Listriodon species were generally small in size. In morphology, they show many similarities with peccaries rather than modern pigs.
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