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Sivachoerus fossil map

Where fossils of Sivachoerus 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived13.82–2.58 million years ago (Serravallian to Piacenzian)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilySuidae
Named byPilgrim 1926
Fossil records22 occurrences at 9 locations (PBDB)
Found inKenya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Chad
Rock formationsLukeino, Mpesida, Muluk, Mursi, Nawata, Nawata or Nachukui

About Sivachoerus

Sivachoerus was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene in Europe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sivachoerus (revision 1255834898), 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: Q19716806.

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