Platygonus chapadmalensis Ameghino 1908 (peccary)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae

Belongs to Platygonus according to R. P. Dutra et al. 2017

See also Gasparini 2013

Sister taxa: Platygonus bicalcaratus, Platygonus brachirostris, Platygonus cinctus, Platygonus compressus, Platygonus kraglievichi, Platygonus marplatensis, Platygonus oregonensis, Platygonus pearcei, Platygonus rex, Platygonus scagliae, Platygonus setiger, Platygonus texanus, Platygonus ticuli, Platygonus vetus, Platygonus wagneri, Antaodon cinctus

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (1 collection)

• Miocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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