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Agriochoerus

Agriochoerus
Temporal range: Late Eocene-Oligocene
Agriochoerus antiquus.jpg
A. antiquus skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Agriochoeridae
Genus: Agriochoerus
Leidy, 1850
Species
  • A. antiquus
  • A. crassus
  • A. gaudryi
  • A. guyotianus
  • A. major
  • A. maximus

Agriochoerus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore of the family Agriochoeridae, endemic to North America.Agriochoerus and other agriochoerids possessed claws, which is rare within Artiodactyla.

Agriochoerus lived during the late Eocene and the Oligocene. It was medium-sized, the estimated body mass for A. antiquus being about 85 kg (187.4 lbs).


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