Lucashyus Prothero 2015 (peccary)

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: Hesperhyinae according to D. R. Prothero 2015

See also Prothero 2021

Sister taxa: Desmathyus, Floridachoerus, Fremdohyus, Hesperhys, Marshochoerus, Stuckyhyus, Wrightohyus

Subtaxa: Lucashyus coombsae

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Van Tassel (Upper) ( of Wyoming)

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