†Perchoerus minor Cook 1922 (peccary)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Full reference: H. J. Cook. 1922. Oldest Known Peccary From America. The Pan-American Geologist 37(5):357-358
Belongs to Perchoerus according to D. R. Prothero 2009
See also Cook 1922, Prothero 2021, Scott 1940 and Wright 1998
Sister taxa: Perchoerus nanus, Perchoerus probus, Thinohyus (Bothrolabis) osmonti
Type specimen: AMNH 86222 (originally HC 458), a mandible (right and left rami with right p3-m3, left p3-4, m2 and partial m3)
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Dakota collection)
• Eocene of United States (4: South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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