Chleuastochoerus fossil map
Where fossils of Chleuastochoerus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 5 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 8.725–2.58 million years ago (Tortonian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Suidae |
| Named by | Pearson 1928 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China |
| Rock formations | Lantian, txn:42381 |
About Chleuastochoerus
Chleuastochoerus is an extinct genus in the pig family that lived in the Miocene and Pliocene in Russia and Eastern Asia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chleuastochoerus (revision 1268573872), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q11066272.
