†Aptenohyus Barbour 1925 (peccary)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Barbour used it as if it was established already.
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Full reference: E. H. Barbour. 1925. Prosthennops xiphodonticus, sp. nov. a new fossil peccary from Nebraska. Bulletin of the Nebraska State Museum 1(3):25-32
Parent taxon: Tayassuidae according to M. J. Kohn and T. J. Fremd 2008
Sister taxa: Colbertchoerus, Cynorca, Doliochoerinae, Hesperhyinae, Mckennahyus, Muknalia, Mylohyus, Perchoerus, Prochoerus, Prosthennops haroldcooki, Simojovelhyus, Tayassuinae, Thinohyus, Webbochoerus, Woodburnehyus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Aptenohyus in the database
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