Propotamochoerus is an extinct genus of pig-like animals that lived from the Miocene to the Pliocene of Algeria, India, Moldova, China, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Myanmar, Thailand, Tunisia and Pakistan.
Description In P. hysudricus, the second incisor was smaller than the first incisor. The premolars and molars are moderately elongated with modestly thick enamel. Both the talon and talonid of the maxillary and mandibular third molars respectively are relatively undifferentiated and basal.
Palaeobiology Palaeoecology P. palaeochoerus most likely preferred to inhabit woodland environments. Also, P. palaeochoerus is known to have fed preferentially on underground roots rich in strontium according to Sr/Ca analysis.
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Propotamochoerus at fossilworks