†Colbertchoerus niobrarensis Colbert 1935 (peccary)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Alternative combination: Prosthennops niobrarensis
Full reference: E. H. Colbert. 1935. A New Fossil Peccary, Prosthennops niobrarensis, From Brown County, Nebraska. Bulletin of the Nebraska State Museum 1(44):419-430
Belongs to Colbertchoerus according to R. E. Eshelman et al. 2026
See also Colbert 1935, Prothero 2021, Wright 1983, Wright 1993 and Wright 1998
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UNSM 20-6-7-29-CM, a partial skull
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (8: Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.