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Kolpochoerus; Temporal range: Zanclean to Pleistocene 5.3–.0126 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Kolpochoerus limnetes skull
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Suidae
Genus:	†Kolpochoerus; van Hoepen and van Hoepen, 1932
Type species
	†Kolpochoerus heseloni; Leakey, 1943
Species
	See text

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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.

Species

In taxonomic order:^{[citation needed]}

Genus †Kolpochoerus
- K. deheinzelini — Chad, Ethiopia (Early Pliocene)
- K. afarensis - eastern Africa (Pliocene)
- K. limnetes- eastern Africa (Plio-Pleistocene)
- K. millensis — Central Afar, Ethiopia (Pliocene)
- K. cookei - Ethiopia (Late Pliocene)
- K. heseloni - eastern Africa (Plio-Pleistocene)
- K. olduvaiensis - eastern Africa (Pleistocene)
- K. majus - eastern Africa (Pleistocene)
- K. phacochoeroides - Morocco (Late Pliocene)
- K. paiceae - South Africa (Pleistocene)
- K. phillipi - Ethiopia (Pleistocene)

References

^ Prothero, Donald R. (2007). The Evolution of Artiodactyls. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780801887352.

Thomas, P. 1884. Recherches stratigraphiques et paléontologiques sur quelques formations d’eau douce de l’Algérie. Mémoires de la Société géologique de France, 3ème série, 3, 1–50. ISSN 0078-8554 Palaeont. afr. (December 2004) 40: 69–83 83
New skulls of Kolpochoerus phacochoeroides (Suidae: Mammalia) from the late Pliocene of Ahl al Oughlam, Morocco Denis Geraads UPR 2147 du CNRS, 44 rue de l’Amiral Mouchez, 75014 PARIS, France Received 10 August 2004. Accepted 20 December 2004.
Haile-Selassie, Y.; Simpson, S.W. 2013: A new species of Kolpochoerus (Mammalia: Suidae) from the Pliocene of Central Afar, Ethiopia: Its taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships. Journal of mammalian evolution, 20(2): 115–127. doi: 10.1007/s10914-012-9207-0 reference page

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[1] Prothero, Donald R. (2007). The Evolution of Artiodactyls. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780801887352.

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+|type_species = †'''''Kolpochoerus heseloni'''''
+|type_species_authority = Leakey, 1943<ref>{{cite book |last1=Prothero |first1=Donald R. |title=The Evolution of Artiodactyls |date=2007 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |isbn=9780801887352 |page=148}}</ref>
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-'''''Kolpochoerus''''' is an [[extinct]] genus of the pig family [[Suidae]] related to the modern-day genera ''[[Hylochoerus]]'' and ''[[Potamochoerus]]''. It is believed that most of them inhabited [[Africa]]n forests, as opposed to the [[bushpig]] and [[red river hog]] that inhabit open [[brush]] and [[savanna]]s. There are currently eight recognized [[species]].
+'''''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 [[Africa]]n forests, as opposed to the [[bushpig]] and [[red river hog]] that inhabit open [[brush]] and [[savanna]]s. There are currently eleven recognized [[species]].
 ==Species==
+[[File:Kolpochoerus limnetes 3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The restoration of Kolpochoerus limentes]]
-In [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomic]] order:
+In [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomic]] order:{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
 *Genus †''Kolpochoerus''
 ** ''K. deheinzelini'' — [[Chad]], [[Ethiopia]] ([[Early Pliocene]])
-** ''K. afarensis'' - [[East Africa]] ([[Pliocene]])
+** ''K. afarensis'' - [[eastern Africa]] ([[Pliocene]])
+** ''K. limnetes''- [[eastern Africa]] ([[Plio-Pleistocene]])
 ** ''K. millensis'' — Central Afar, Ethiopia ([[Pliocene]])
 ** ''K. cookei'' - Ethiopia ([[Late Pliocene]])
-** ''K. heseloni'' - East Africa ([[Plio-Pleistocene]])
+** ''K. heseloni'' - eastern Africa ([[Plio-Pleistocene]])
-** ''K. olduvaiensis'' - East Africa (Pleistocene)
+** ''K. olduvaiensis'' - eastern Africa (Pleistocene)
-** ''K. majus'' - East Africa ([[Pleistocene]])
+** ''K. majus'' - eastern Africa ([[Pleistocene]])
 ** ''K. phacochoeroides'' - [[Morocco]] (Late Pliocene)
 ** ''K. paiceae'' - [[South Africa]] (Pleistocene)
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 *Haile-Selassie, Y.; Simpson, S.W. 2013: A new species of Kolpochoerus (Mammalia: Suidae) from the Pliocene of Central Afar, Ethiopia: Its taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships. Journal of mammalian evolution, 20(2): 115–127. doi: 10.1007/s10914-012-9207-0 reference page
+{{Suina|Su.|state=collapsed}}
 {{Taxonbar|from=Q6427867}}
-[[Category:Prehistoric pigs|¨]]
+[[Category:Prehistoric Suidae|¨]]
 [[Category:Pleistocene mammals of Africa]]
 [[Category:Pliocene mammals of Africa]]
-[[Category:Pliocene even-toed ungulates]]
+[[Category:Pliocene Artiodactyla]]
-[[Category:Pleistocene even-toed ungulates]]
+[[Category:Pleistocene Artiodactyla]]
 [[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1932]]
-[[Category:Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera]]
+[[Category:Prehistoric Artiodactyla genera]]