†Skinnerhyus Prothero and Pollen 2013 (peccary)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Alternative spelling: Skynnerhyus
Full reference: D. R. Prothero and A. Pollen. 2013. New Late Miocene Fossil Peccaries From California and Nebraska. Kirtlandia 58:42-53
Parent taxon: Platygonini according to R. P. Dutra et al. 2017
See also Prothero 2021 and Prothero and Pollen 2013
Sister taxa: Macrogenis, Platygonus
Subtaxa: Skinnerhyus shermerorum
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: Nebraska collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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