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Nguruwe

Mammalia - Suidae

Taxonomy
Nguruwe was named by Pickford (1986). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Kubanochoerinae by Anyonge (1991), McKenna and Bell (1997), Bishop (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Nguruwe Pickford p. 15
1991Nguruwe Anyonge p. 381
1997Nguruwe McKenna and Bell p. 394
2010Nguruwe Bishop p. 836

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
familySuidae
subfamilyKubanochoerinaeGabunia 1958
genusNguruwePickford 1986

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Nguruwe Pickford 1986
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Nguruwe kijivium Pickford 1986
Nguruwe namibensis Pickford 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:08:25
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya N. kijivium (83629)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda N. kijivium (28441)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98South Africa (Namaqualand) N. kijivium (51190)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Namibia N. kijivium (21855)