Nguruwe
Extinct genus of even-toed ungulates
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Nguruwe was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene in Africa.[1][2][3]
| Nguruwe Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Subfamily: | †Hyotheriinae |
| Genus: | †Nguruwe Pickford, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| †Nguruwe kijivium Pickford, 1986 | |
| Species | |
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Etymology
Taxonomy
It was formerly considered a member of the subfamily Listriodontinae, but has since been placed in Hyotheriinae.[4]
Palaeoecology
δ18O analysis indicates that N. kijivium consumed underground roots and environmental water, contrasting with hypotheses that it was folivorous based on its tooth morphology.[5]
