Platygonus brachirostris Shotwell 1956

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae

Alternative combination: Prosthennops brachirostris

Synonym: Platygonus pollenae Prothero and Grenader 2012

Full reference: J. A. Shotwell. 1956. Hemphillian mammalian assemblage from northeastern Oregon. Geological Society America Bulletin 67

Belongs to Platygonus according to D. R. Prothero 2021

See also Prothero and Grenader 2012, Shotwell 1956 and Wright 1998

Sister taxa: Platygonus bicalcaratus, Platygonus chapadmalensis, Platygonus cinctus, Platygonus compressus, Platygonus kraglievichi, Platygonus marplatensis, Platygonus oregonensis, Platygonus pearcei, Platygonus rex, Platygonus scagliae, Platygonus setiger, Platygonus striatus, Platygonus texanus, Platygonus ticuli, Platygonus vetus, Antaodon cinctus

Type specimens:

  • Platygonus brachirostris: Its type locality is McKay Reservoir, which is in a Hemphillian pond sandstone in the McKay Formation of Oregon
  • Platygonus pollenae: AMNH 17582, a partial skull. Its type locality is Pliohippus Draw (Lower), which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Sheep Creek Formation of Nebraska.

Distribution:

• Hemphillian of United States (4: Colorado, Kansas, Oregon, Texas collections)

• Miocene of United States (1: Nebraska)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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