Kenyasus kirimunensis Pickford 2007 (pig)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Suidae

Full reference: M. Pickford. 2007. Suidae and hippopotamidae from the Middle Miocene of Kipsaraman, Kenya and other sites in East Africa. Palaeontological Research 11(1):85-105

Belongs to Kenyasus according to M. Pickford 2007

Sister taxa: Kenyasus namaquensis, Kenyasus rusingensis

Type specimen: KNM KI 18030, a tooth (right m/3)

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Kipsaraman (Miocene to Miocene of Kenya)

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