Pronotochoerus jacksoni Leakey 1943 (pig)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Suidae

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 Pronotochoerus according to L. S. B. 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: found only at Omo general

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