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.

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.

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.

References

↑ "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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[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.