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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