Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Full reference: R. P. Dutra, D. d.e. M. Casali, R. V. Missagia, G. M. Gasparini, F. A. Perini and M. A. Cozzuol. 2017. Phylogenetic Systematics of Peccaries (Tayassuidae: Artiodactyla) and a Classification of South American Tayassuids. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 24(3):345-358
Parent taxon: Tayassuinae according to R. P. Dutra et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Argyrohyus, Dicotyles, Dyseohyus, Mylohyini, Platygonini, Prosthennops, Stirtonhyus, Tedfordhyus
Subtaxa: Brasiliochoerus Catagonus Parachoerus Pecari Tayassu
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (13 collections), Bolivia (1), Brazil (24), Colombia (2), Guatemala (3), Mexico (1), Panama (1), Peru (9), United States (4: Arizona, Florida, Mississippi, Texas), Uruguay (3), Venezuela (5)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Venezuela (3)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (3), United States (2: California, Texas)
Total: 74 collections including 92 occurrences