Biology:Nguruwe
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Short description: Extinct genus of even-toed ungulates
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Subfamily: | †Hyotheriinae |
| Genus: | †Nguruwe Pickford, 1986 |
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| †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] 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
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Nguruwe". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=67945.
- ↑ "Kubanochoerinae". http://tolweb.org/Kubanochoerinae/51858.
- ↑ "Hogs and Pigs - Suidae - Details - Encyclopedia of Life" (in en). http://eol.org/pages/7681/details.
- ↑ 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
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