Cebochoerus
Fossil rangeEocene
TaxonCebochoerus
AuthorityGervais, 1852
Subdivision ranksSpecies
SubdivisionC. fontensis Sudre, 1978

Cebochoerus is an extinct basal artiodactyl genus belonging to the family Cebochoeridae in the superfamily Dichobunoidea.[1] It occurred in Europe during the Early to Late Eocene.[2]

References

  1. ^ J.-R. Boisserie; F. Lihoreau; & M. Brunet (2005). "The position of Hippopotamidae within Cetartiodactyla". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102 (5): 1537–1541. Bibcode:2005PNAS..102.1537B. doi:10.1073/pnas.0409518102. PMC 547867. PMID 15677331 As cited in John Alroy (2007). "J.-R. Boisserie et al. 2005". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 Jun 2012.
  2. ^ McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-231-11013-6.