†Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus Barbour 1925
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Alternative combinations: Dyseohyus xiphodonticus, Prosthennops xiphodonticus
Synonym: Dyseohyus stirtoni Woodburne 1969
Full reference: E. H. Barbour. 1925. Prosthennops xiphodonticus, sp. nov. a new fossil peccary from Nebraska. Bulletin of the Nebraska State Museum 1(3):25-32
Belongs to Stirtonhyus according to D. R. Prothero 2021
See also Barbour 1925, Dutra et al. 2017, Voorhies 1990, Woodburne 1969, Wright 1983, Wright 1993 and Wright 1998
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus: Its type locality is Valentine Railway Quarries, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska
- Dyseohyus stirtoni: Frick: AMNH 73679, a partial skeleton.
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (23: Florida, Maryland, Nebraska, Texas)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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