†Kolpochoerus majus Hopwood 1934 (pig)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Suidae
Alternative combination: Koiropotamus majus
Belongs to Kolpochoerus according to Harris and White 1979
See also Bishop 2010
Sister taxa: Kolpochoerus afarensis, Kolpochoerus cookei, Kolpochoerus denheinzelini, Kolpochoerus evronensis, Kolpochoerus limnetes, Kolpochoerus maroccanus, Kolpochoerus phillipi
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Eritrea (2 collections), Ethiopia (8), Kenya (3)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of the Congo-Kinshasa (1), Uganda (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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