Megalochoerus

Not to be confused with Megachoerus.

Megalochoerus
Temporal range: Early to Middle Miocene (Burdigalian to Langhian)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Tribe: †Kubanochoerini
Genus: †Megalochoerus
Pickford, 1993
Type species
†Megalochoerus humungous
Pickford, 1993
Species
  • M. homungous?
  • M. khinzikebirus Wilkinson, 1976
  • M. marymuunguae van der Made, 1996

Megalochoerus is an extinct genus of large and long-legged suids from the Miocene of Africa and parts of Asia. The genus first appeared in the Early Miocene with the species M. khizikebirus. It was thought to have been a herbivore with a diet mainly consisting of fruits, leafy branches, and tree barks.

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