Nguruwe

Nguruwe Temporal range: 20.43–15.97  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
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]}

Etymology

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

Taxonomy

It was formerly considered a member of the subfamily Listriodontinae, but has since been placed in Hyotheriinae. ^[4]

Palaeoecology

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

1. "Fossilworks: Nguruwe". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
2. "Kubanochoerinae". tolweb.org. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
3. "Hogs and Pigs - Suidae - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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.
5. 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.