Kubanochoerus gigas Hyneria Un rasgo distintivo de Minmi

Un rasgo distintivo de Minmi es la presencia de ossa paravertebralia: láminas óseas alineadas paralelamente a las vértebras dorsales

el volante parietosquamosal era corto y poco expandido

Size estimates for this species are 6–7 meters in total body length

measuring approximately 50-60% of the length of the hindlimbs

such as displays of dominance or in ritualized combats between males

Kubanochoerus gigas Hyneria Un rasgo distintivo de MinmiKubanochoerus gigas was one of the largest suids of the Miocene, belonging to the family Suidae and related to the tetraconodontines, an extinct group characterized by hypertrophied dentition and massive skulls. It inhabited Eurasia during the Middle Miocene, approximately 15 to 11 million years ago, in open environments with mosaics of wooded savanna and scattered forests. It was an artiodactyl of colossal proportions for its lineage, with an