Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs, or swine. In addition to numerous fossil species, 18 extant species are currently recognized (or 19 counting domestic pigs and wild boars separately), classified into between four and eight genera.

Oct 6, 2005 · The skull and mandible of Conohyus, a primitive suid from the Siwalik beds of India. American Museum novitates ; no. 621

Aug 27, 2016 · The suid skull is unique in that it possesses an elongated flange of bone originating from the zygomatic root referred to as the prezygomatic shelf. 49 This shelf of bone separates the muscles of mastication from the muscles involved in snout movement. This adaptation is thought to facilitate rooting behavior.

Jul 18, 2019 · We here describe and interpret an almost complete skull of a small suid from Musaitu and a mandible fragment from Dermenji, Moldova, which add precious information to the data base concerning...

We here describe and interpret an almost complete skull of a small suid from Musaitu and a mandible fragment from Dermenji, Moldova, which add precious information to the data base concerning these small European Pliocene suids, here attributed to Dasychoerus arvernensis (Croizet & Jobert, 1828).

Aug 20, 2009 · A skull and some isolated teeth and bones reveal hitherto unknown features of Schizoporcus muenzenbergensis, Schizoporcini, Taucanaminae, Palaeochoeridae (Old World peccaries), Suoidea.

This article describes the find, contextualizes the skull Imorphologically within the suid populations of (atalhdyi!k and the broader Anatolian Neolithic, and discusses its manufacture and possible use.

Microstonyx was an extinct genus of suid that existed during the Miocene in Asia and Europe. [1] [2]

The skull and mandible of Conohyus, a primitive suid from the Siwalik beds of India. American Museum novitates ; no. 621. Includes bibliographical references (p. 12).

A skull and a mandible of Conohyus are described, a suid of midTertiary age, found in the Lower Siwalik beds of northern India, closely related to Hyotherium, the typical Miocene pig of Europe, from which genus it differs by certain aberrant specializations.