A genus of extinct small hoofed mammals from North America, representing one of the earliest members of the family Agriochoeridae.
From Greek 'agrios' (wild) and 'choerus' (pig), the genus name literally means 'wild pig.' It was established by paleontologists in the 19th century when fossil remains were first discovered and classified.
Agriochoerus fossils are scientifically precious because they preserve stages of evolution we rarely see—they show intermediate forms between primitive and modern hoofed mammals, helping paleontologists read the family tree of ungulates.
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