†Macrogenis Wright 1993 (peccary)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Full reference: D. B. Wright. 1993. Evolution of sexually dimorphic characters in peccaries (Mammalia, Tayassuidae). Paleobiology 19(1):52-70
Parent taxon: Platygonini according to R. P. Dutra et al. 2017
See also Prothero 2021, Wright 1993 and Wright 1998
Sister taxa: Platygonus, Protherohyus, Skinnerhyus
Subtaxa: Macrogenis crassigenis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (12: Nebraska, South Dakota collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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