Kolpochoerus
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Kolpochoerus Temporal range: Zanclean to 5.3–.0126 Ma |
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| Kolpochoerus limnetes skull | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Genus: |
Kolpochoerus van Hoepen and van Hoepen, 1932 |
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Kolpochoerus is an extinct genus of the pig family Suidae related to the modern-day genera Hylochoerus and Potamochoerus. It is believed that most of them inhabited African forests, as opposed to the bushpig and red river hog that inhabit open brush and savannas. There are currently 8 recognized species.
In taxonomic order:
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