Nguruwe

Nguruwe Temporal range: 20.43–15.97 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
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". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
2. "Kubanochoerinae". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
3. "Hogs and Pigs - Suidae - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
4. Maeva, J.O.; et al. (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. S2CID 83534485.