Nyanzachoerus

Nyanzachoerus is an extinct genus of the pig family (Suidae) belonging to the subfamily Tetraconodontinae. The several species of Nyanzachoerus lived in Africa from the Miocene to Pliocene.

Nyanzachoerus
Temporal range:
Nyanzachoerus khinzir skull in lateral and ventral view
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Subfamily: Tetraconodontinae
Genus: Nyanzachoerus
Leakey, 1958
Type species
Nyanzachoerus syrticus
Species
  • N. syrticus
  • N. kanamensis
  • N. devauxi
  • N. jaegeri
  • N. waylandi
  • N. pattersoni
  • N. tulotos
  • N. plicatus
  • N. australis
  • N. khinzir
  • N. nakaliensis
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