Nguruwe
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Subfamily: | †Hyotheriinae |
| Genus: | †Nguruwe Pickford, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| †Nguruwe kijivium Pickford, 1986
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Nguruwe was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene in Africa.[1][2][3]
Etymology
[edit]The word "Nguruwe" is the Swahili word for pig.
Taxonomy
[edit]It was formerly considered a member of the subfamily Listriodontinae, but has since been placed in Hyotheriinae.[4]
Palaeoecology
[edit]δ18O analysis indicates that N. kijivium consumed underground roots and environmental water, contrasting with hypotheses that it was folivorous based on its tooth morphology.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fossilworks: Nguruwe". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Kubanochoerinae". tolweb.org. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Hogs and Pigs - Suidae - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ségalen, Loïc; Lee-Thorp, Julia A. (15 June 2009). "Palaeoecology of late Early Miocene fauna in the Namib based on 13C/12C and 18O/16O ratios of tooth enamel and ratite eggshell carbonate". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 277 (3–4): 191–198. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.03.018. Retrieved 25 September 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
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