†Tedfordhyus occidentalis Woodburne 1969 (peccary)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Alternative combination: Cynorca occidentale
Full reference: M. O. Woodburne. 1969. Systematics, biogeography, and evolution of Cynorca and Dyseohyus (Tayassuidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 141(2):273-355
Belongs to Tedfordhyus according to D. R. Prothero 2021
See also Woodburne 1969
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: F:AM 73660, a skull
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Panama (3 collections), United States (5: California)
• Arikareean of Panama (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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