Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Full reference: D. R. Prothero. 2015. Evolution of the Early Miocene Hesperhyine Peccaries. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 67:235-255
Parent taxon: Tayassuidae according to D. R. Prothero 2015
See also Prothero 2021
Sister taxa: Aptenohyus, Colbertchoerus, Cynorca, Doliochoerinae, Mckennahyus, Muknalia, Mylohyus, Perchoerus, Prochoerus, Prosthennops haroldcooki, Simojovelhyus, Tayassuinae, Thinohyus, Webbochoerus, Woodburnehyus
Subtaxa: Desmathyus Floridachoerus Fremdohyus Hesperhys Lucashyus Marshochoerus Stuckyhyus Wrightohyus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (26: California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (8: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Arikareean of United States (6: Oregon, Wyoming)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 41 collections including 44 occurrences