Dicotyles Cuvier 1817 (peccary)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae

Alternative spelling: Perchoerus (Dicotyles)

Synonym: Waldochoerus Frailey and Campbell 2012

Parent taxon: Tayassuinae according to C. D. Frailey and K. E. Campbell 2012

See also Gasparini et al. 2021, Gray 1825, Hay 1902, Leidy 1860, Leidy 1873, Marsh 1893, Owen 1848, Palmer 1897, Wilson and Reeder 1993 and Wright 1998

Sister taxa: Argyrohyus, Dyseohyus, Mylohyini, Platygonini, Prosthennops, Stirtonhyus, Tayassuini, Tedfordhyus

Subtaxa: Dicotyles hesperius Dicotyles major Dicotyles platensis Dicotyles torquatus Dicotyles traunmulleri

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Tarija-1 (Quaternary of Bolivia)

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