Libycochoerus

Libycochoerus is an extinct genus of large and long-legged animals in the pig family from the Miocene of Africa.

Libycochoerus Temporal range: Miocene 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
Tribe:	†Kubanochoerini
Genus:	†Libycochoerus Arambourg, 1961
Species
L. massai Arambourg, 1961 (type) L. jeanneli (Arambourg, 1943) L. anchidens (Made, 1996)

Taxonomy

Libycochoerus was at one point sunk as a junior synonym of Kubanochoerus but is now considered a distinct genus. All species of this species have very robust teeth that are mesiodistally long, but also stout canines and simple molars.^[1]