Brasiliochoerus Rusconi 1930 (peccary)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae

Parent taxon: Tayassuini according to R. P. Dutra et al. 2017

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Catagonus, Parachoerus, Pecari, Tayassu

Subtaxa: Brasiliochoerus stenocephalus

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Arroio Chuí locality, Santa Vitória do Palmar (Quaternary of Brazil)

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