Nyanzachoerus fossil map
Where fossils of Nyanzachoerus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | 23.04–0.0117 million years ago (Aquitanian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Suidae |
| Named by | Leakey 1958 |
| Fossil records | 284 occurrences at 61 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, Malawi, Chad, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal |
| Rock formations | Nkondo/Warwire, Nkondo, Nachukui, Wembere-Manonga, Koobi Fora, Sagantole |
About Nyanzachoerus
Nyanzachoerus is an extinct genus of the pig family (Suidae) belonging to the subfamily Tetraconodontinae. The several species of Nyanzachoerus lived in Africa from the Miocene to Pliocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nyanzachoerus (revision 1380995524), 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: Q7070900.
