Kolpochoerus fossil map
Where fossils of Kolpochoerus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 11.63–0.0117 million years ago (Tortonian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Suidae |
| Named by | van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 |
| Fossil records | 622 occurrences at 143 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Chad, Uganda, Eritrea, Israel, Malawi, DR Congo, Morocco … |
| Rock formations | Shungura, Koobi Fora, txn:42381, Nachukui, Olduvai, Hadar |
About Kolpochoerus
Kolpochoerus is an extinct genus of the pig family Suidae related to the modern-day genera Hylochoerus, Phacochoerus, 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 eleven recognized species.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kolpochoerus (revision 1354647214), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q6427867.
