Protherohyus Dutra et al. 2017 (peccary)

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, Platygonini, Platygonus condoni, Platygonus striatus, Prosthennops, Stirtonhyus, Tayassuini, Tedfordhyus

Subtaxa: none

Type: Desmathyus brachydontus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protherohyus in the database

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