†Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 (pig)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Suidae
Alternative combination: Notochoerus scotti
Full reference: L. S. B. Leakey. 1943. New fossil Suidae from shungura, Omo. Journal of The East Africa Natural History Society 17:45-61
Belongs to Gerontochoerus according to Leakey 1943
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Omo general, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in the Shungura Formation of Ethiopia
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ethiopia (38 collections), Kenya (30)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (5), Kenya (2), Malawi (2)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (3), Kenya (1), Malawi (1)
Total: 82 collections including 85 occurrences
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