Metridiochoerus

Metridiochoerus hopwood
Classification
Species	Giant Warthog
Name meaning	Frightful-pig
Diet	‎Omnivore
Description	A giant species of Warthog
Family	Suidae
Physiology
Attributes	tusks, body
Height	12 ft.
Length	1.5 metres (4.9 ft)
Weight	992 lbs.
Biography
Era	Pliocene to Pleistocene
Time	3 to 1 MYA
Region	Africa
Discovered	1926
Status	Extant (on Primeval Island)

Metridiochoerus is an extinct genus in the pig family indigenous to the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Africa. It is also known as the giant warthog.

Thought to have been extinct for over 1 million years, there are still some living on Primeval Island.