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Tayassuini
Taxonomy
Tayassuini was named by Dutra et al. (2017) [Name attributed to Palmer 1897, but Palmer 1897 only uses the family name, Tayassuidae, which is also used in this paper.]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Tayassuinae by Dutra et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Tayassuinae by Dutra et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2017 | Tayassuini Dutra et al. p. 353 |
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Tr. Tayassuini Dutra et al. 2017
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G. †Catagonus Ameghino 1904
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†Catagonus bonaerensis Ameghino 1904
†Catagonus carlesi Rusconi 1930
†Catagonus metropolitanus Ameghino 1904
†Catagonus stenocephalus Lund 1880
G. Parachoerus Rusconi 1930
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Parachoerus carlesi Rusconi 1930
Parachoerus wagneri Rusconi 1930 [Chacoan peccary]
G. Pecari Reichenbach 1835
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Pecari angulatus Cope 1889
Pecari tajacu Linnaeus 1758 [collared peccary]
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Invalid names: Muknalia minima Stinnesbeck et al. 2017 [objective synonym], Waldochoerus bassleri Frailey and Campbell 2012 [synonym]
G. Tayassu Fischer 1814
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†Tayassu edensis Frick 1921
Tayassu niger Allen 1913
Tayassu patira Fischer 1814
Tayassu pecari Link 1795 [white-lipped peccary]
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Invalid names: Sylvochoerus woodburnei Frailey and Campbell 2012 [synonym]
Invalid names: Sylvochoerus Frailey and Campbell 2012 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. P. Dutra et al. 2017 | Tayassuinae with a short postcanine upper diastema and presence of accessories cusps in the inferior premolar series. |