FIG. 12 in Pliocene suids from Musaitu and Dermenji, Moldova: implications for understanding the origin of African Kolpochoerus Van Hoepen & Van Hoepen, 1932

FIG. 12. — Skull of Dasychoerus arvernensis (Croizet & Jobert, 1828) from Musaitu, Moldova: A, posterior view showing the tall, narrow surface for attachment of the nuchal musculature; B, anterior view showing vertical lateral walls of the snout and the carbonate-rich sediment infilling the nasal cavity. Note the ridged dorsal profile of the rostrum, and the indentations in the sides of the nasal cavity dividing it into broader upper and narrower lower parts, the latter floored by the palate. Note also the large concretion obscuring the palate. Scale bar: 5 cm.