Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Parent taxon: Tayassuidae according to Cope 1869
See also Albright et al. 2019, Carroll 1988, Dutra et al. 2017, Gidley 1920, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McKenna and Bell 1997, Prothero 2021 and Wright 1998
Sister taxa: Aptenohyus, Colbertchoerus, Cynorca, Doliochoerinae, Hesperhyinae, Mckennahyus, Muknalia, Perchoerus, Prochoerus, Prosthennops haroldcooki, Simojovelhyus, Tayassuinae, Thinohyus, Webbochoerus, Woodburnehyus
Subtaxa: Mylohyus elmorei Mylohyus floridanus Mylohyus fossilis Mylohyus longirostris Mylohyus nasutus Mylohyus obtusidens
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (68: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia collections)
• Blancan of United States (3: Florida)
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Florida, Tennessee)
Total: 74 collections including 80 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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