Muknalia Stinnesbeck et al. 2017 (peccary)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae

Full reference: S. R. Stinnesbeck, E. Frey, W. Stinnesbeck, J. A. Olguin, P. Zell, A. T. Mata, M. B. Savicente, A. G. Gonzáles, C. R. Sandoval and E. A. Nuñez. 2017. A new fossil peccary from the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary of the eastern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 77:341-349

Parent taxon: Tayassuidae according to S. R. Stinnesbeck et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Aptenohyus, Colbertchoerus, Cynorca, Doliochoerinae, Hesperhyinae, Mckennahyus, Mylohyus, Perchoerus, Prochoerus, Prosthennops haroldcooki, Simojovelhyus, Tayassuinae, Thinohyus, Webbochoerus, Woodburnehyus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Muknalia in the database

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