†Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 (pig)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Suidae
Alternative combination: Sus limnetes
Belongs to Kolpochoerus according to Harris and White 1979
See also Leakey 1943
Sister taxa: Kolpochoerus afarensis, Kolpochoerus cookei, Kolpochoerus denheinzelini, Kolpochoerus evronensis, Kolpochoerus majus, Kolpochoerus maroccanus, Kolpochoerus phillipi
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ethiopia (79 collections), Kenya (66), Tanzania (11)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (3), Kenya (11), Malawi (1), Uganda (1)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (3), Kenya (1)
Total: 176 collections including 180 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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