Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Synonyms: Bothrolabis Cope 1888, Chaenohyus Cope 1879, Thinohyus (Bothriolabis) Cope 1888, Thinohyus (Bothrolabis) Cope 1888
Parent taxon: Tayassuidae according to D. R. Prothero 2009
See also Albright et al. 2019, Alroy 2002, Boisserie et al. 2005, Carroll 1988, Cope 1888, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, McKenna and Bell 1997, Pearson 1923, Peterson 1906, Prothero 2021, Scott 1940, Sinclair 1905, Spaulding et al. 2009 and Wright 1998
Sister taxa: Aptenohyus, Colbertchoerus, Cynorca, Doliochoerinae, Hesperhyinae, Mckennahyus, Muknalia, Mylohyus, Prochoerus, Prosthennops haroldcooki, Simojovelhyus, Tayassuinae, Thinohyus, Webbochoerus, Woodburnehyus
Subtaxa: Perchoerus minor Perchoerus nanus Perchoerus probus Thinohyus (Bothrolabis) osmonti
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (9: Colorado, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Mexico (1)
• Eocene of United States (5: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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