Mylohyus Cope 1869 (peccary)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae

Parent taxon: Tayassuidae according to Cope 1869

See also Albright et al. 2019, Carroll 1988, Dutra et al. 2017, Gidley 1920, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McKenna and Bell 1997, Prothero 2021 and Wright 1998

Sister taxa: Aptenohyus, Colbertchoerus, Cynorca, Doliochoerinae, Hesperhyinae, Mckennahyus, Muknalia, Perchoerus, Prochoerus, Prosthennops haroldcooki, Simojovelhyus, Tayassuinae, Thinohyus, Webbochoerus, Woodburnehyus

Subtaxa: Mylohyus elmorei Mylohyus floridanus Mylohyus fossilis Mylohyus longirostris Mylohyus nasutus Mylohyus obtusidens

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (68: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia collections)

• Blancan of United States (3: Florida)

• Hemphillian of United States (3: Florida, Tennessee)

Total: 74 collections including 80 occurrences

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