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 D. R. Prothero 2021
See also Dutra et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Argyrohyus, Dicotyles, Dyseohyus, Mylohyini, Platygonus condoni, Platygonus striatus, Prosthennops, Protherohyus, Stirtonhyus, Tayassuini, Tedfordhyus
Subtaxa: Macrogenis Platygonus Skinnerhyus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Bolivia (2), Canada (1: Saskatchewan), Mexico (7), United States (92: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Blancan of Mexico (2), United States (63: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Argentina (1), Colombia (1), Uruguay (1), Venezuela (1)
• Pliocene of Argentina (9), Colombia (1), Mexico (1), United States (2: California, Idaho)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (2), United States (9: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), United States (18: Nebraska, South Dakota)
Total: 216 collections including 230 occurrences