Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 (pig)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Suidae

Belongs to Metridiochoerus according to Harris and White 1979

See also Bishop 2010

Sister taxa: Metridiochoerus compactus, Metridiochoerus hopwoodi, Metridiochoerus modestus, Metridiochoerus shawi

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Ethiopia (4), Kenya (58), South Africa (2)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (3), Kenya (8), Malawi (2), South Africa (1)

• Pliocene of Ethiopia (2)

Total: 81 collections each including a single occurrence

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