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, Stirtonhyus, Tayassuinae, Thinohyus, Webbochoerus, Woodburnehyus
Subtaxa: Desmathyus Floridachoerus Fremdohyus Hesperhys Lucashyus Marshochoerus Stuckyhyus Wrightohyus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Blancan of Mexico (1)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (8), United States (4: Florida, Oklahoma)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Costa Rica (1), United States (26: California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, South Dakota, Texas)
• Harrisonian of United States (8: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Arikareean of United States (6: Oregon, Wyoming)
• Oligocene of United States (2: California, North Carolina)
Total: 58 collections including 61 occurrences