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Platygonini

Mammalia - Tayassuidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Platygonini Dutra et al. p. 355
2021Platygonini Prothero p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
—Suina(Gray 1868)
familyTayassuidae
subfamilyTayassuinaePalmer 1897
tribePlatygonini
tribePlatygonini

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. †Platygonini Dutra et al. 2017
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G. †Macrogenis Wright 1993
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†Macrogenis crassigenis Matthew and Gidley 1904
G. †Platygonus Leconte 1848
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†Platygonus brachirostris Shotwell 1956
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Invalid names: Platygonus pollenae Prothero and Grenader 2012 [synonym]
†Platygonus chapadmalensis Ameghino 1908
†Platygonus cinctus Ameghino 1886
†Platygonus compressus Leconte 1848
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Invalid names: Dicotyles costatus Le Conte 1852 [synonym], Euchoerus macrops Leidy 1853 [synonym], Hyops depressifrons Leconte 1848 [synonym], Platygonus alemanii Dugès 1887 [synonym], Platygonus leptorhinus Williston 1894 [synonym], Protochoerus prismaticus Leconte 1848 [synonym]
†Platygonus kraglievichi Rusconi 1930
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Invalid names: Selenogonus narinoensis Stirton 1947 [synonym]
†Platygonus oregonensis Colbert 1938
†Platygonus pearcei Gazin 1938
†Platygonus rex Marsh 1894
†Platygonus scagliae Reig 1952
†Platygonus setiger Hay 1920
†Platygonus texanus Gidley 1903
†Platygonus ticuli Mones 1974
†Platygonus vetus Leidy 1882
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Invalid names: Platygonus cumberlandensis Gidley 1920 [synonym], Platygonus intermediatus Gidley 1921 [synonym], Platygonus intermedius Gidley 1920 [synonym]
Invalid names: Antaodon Ameghino 1886 [synonym], Euchoerus Leidy 1853 [synonym], Hyops Leconte 1848 [synonym], Platygonus bicalcaratus Cope 1893 [nomen dubium], Platygonus striatus Marsh 1871 [nomen dubium], Protochoerus Leconte 1848 [synonym], Selenogonus Stirton 1947 [synonym]
G. †Protherohyus Dutra et al. 2017
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†Protherohyus brachydontus Dalquest and Mooser 1980
G. †Skinnerhyus Prothero and Pollen 2013
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†Skinnerhyus shermerorum Prothero and Pollen 2013
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. P. Dutra et al. 2017A long postcanine upper diastema (longer than the molar series) and a pm2 with two principal cusps are morphological traits shared by all Platygonini.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:10:33
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Holocene or 20.43000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (231 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) Platygonus sp., Platygonus marplatensis, Platygonus chapadmalensis, Platygonus scagliai (227799)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Platygonus pollenae (17980)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Catagonus brachydontus (18588)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Clarendonian peccary sp. (18142 18145 18245 18447 18496) Macrogenis crassigenis (18095 18171 18257 18273 18336) Macrogenis sp. (18042 18135 18227 18458) Tayassuidae indet. (18218)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Macrogenis crassigenis (18063)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (South Dakota) Macrogenis sp. (18352)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Macrogenis crassigenis (18134)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6USA (Florida) Catagonus brachydontus (18548)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Platygonus pollenae (18097)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Costa Rica (Puntarenas) Protherohyus brachydontus (144596)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Platygonus compressus (79634)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Platygonus sp. (155393)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Platygonus compressus (154722)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Platygonus sp. (79582)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Platygonus sp. (212842)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Missouri) Platygonus compressus (75995)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Platygonus alemanii (93527) Platygonus compressus (79683) Platygonus sp. (85142)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Platygonus sp. (104683 104701)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Missouri) Platygonus compressus (63566 63567)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Platygonus sp. (104702)