Stirtonhyus Prothero 2021 (peccary)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae

Full reference: D. R. Prothero. 2021. The systematics of North American peccaries (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Tayassuidae). New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Bulletin 85:1-76

Parent taxon: Tayassuinae according to D. R. Prothero 2021

Sister taxa: Argyrohyus, Dicotyles, Dyseohyus, Mylohyini, Platygonini, Platygonus condoni, Platygonus striatus, Prosthennops, Protherohyus, Tayassuini, Tedfordhyus

Subtaxa: Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus

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Type: Prosthennops xiphodonticus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (22: Maryland, Nebraska, Texas)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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