Biology:Nguruwe

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Short description: Extinct genus of even-toed ungulates

Nguruwe
Temporal range: 20.43–15.97 Ma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Subfamily: Hyotheriinae
Genus: Nguruwe
Pickford, 1986
Type species
Nguruwe kijivium
Pickford, 1986
Species
  • N kijivium
  • N namibensis

Nguruwe was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene in Africa.[1][2][3] It was formerly considered a member of the subfamily Listriodontinae, but has since been placed in Hyotheriinae.[4]

The word "Nguruwe" is the Swahili word for pig.

References

  1. "Fossilworks: Nguruwe". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=67945. 
  2. "Kubanochoerinae". http://tolweb.org/Kubanochoerinae/51858. 
  3. "Hogs and Pigs - Suidae - Details - Encyclopedia of Life" (in en). http://eol.org/pages/7681/details. 
  4. Maeva, J.O. (2010). "Phylogenetic relationships of the Suidae (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla): new insights on the relationships within Suoidea". Zoologica Scripta 39 (4): 315–330. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2010.00431.x. 

Wikidata ☰ Q48771658 entry