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Tayassuidae (peccary)

Mammalia - Tayassuidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Prochoerus Leconte
1867Cynorca torquatus Cope
1867Squalodon protervus Cope
1867Cynorca Cope p. 144
1867Cynorca proterva Cope p. 144
1867Cynorcidae Cope p. 144
1868Dicotylidae Gray p. 21
1869Dicotyles lenis Leidy
1869Squalodon protervus Leidy p. 423
1871Cynorcidae Gill p. 122
1871Cynorca Gill p. 125
1872Cynorca Gill p. 93
1872Cynorcidae Gill p. 93
1873Cynorcidae Gill p. 27
1883Dicotylidae Flower p. 184
1894Squalodon protervus Zittel p. 171
1897Tayassuidae Palmer p. 174
1898Squalodon protervus Trouessart p. 1015
1902Squalodon protervus Hay p. 589
1904Squalodon protervus Case p. 7
1904Squalodon protervus Trouessart p. 756
1910Dicotylidae Gregory p. 466
1911Dicotylidae Jaekel p. 234
1922Hesperopithecus haroldcookii Osborn
1927Prosthennops haroldcooki Gregory
1935Prosthennops haroldcooki Colbert
1940Tayassuidae Scott p. 493
1950Cynorca Gazin and Collins p. 17
1950Cynorca proterva Gazin and Collins p. 17
1969Cynorca Woodburne p. 287
1969Cynorca proterva Woodburne p. 287
1980Tayassuidae Kurten and Anderson p. 295
1984Cynorca Whitmore p. 238
1984Cynorca proterva Whitmore p. 238
1988Cynorca Carroll
1988Tayassuidae Carroll
1991Tayassuidae Nowak
1997Cynorca McKenna and Bell p. 397
1997Tayassuidae McKenna and Bell p. 397
1998Tayassuidae Pickford and Morales p. 286
1999Cynorca Albright
2000Tayassuidae Ursing et al.
2005Tayassuidae Boisserie et al.
2006Tayassuidae Hulbert and Whitmore p. 6
2008Tayassuidae Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 974 figs. Fig. 2
2008Dicotyles protervus Uhen et al. p. 584
2009Tayassuidae Spaulding et al.
2010Tayassuidae Becker et al.
2010Tayassuidae Boisserie et al. p. 348
2017Tayassuidae Stinnesbeck et al. p. 344
2021Tayassuidae Prothero p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
—Suina(Gray 1868)
familyTayassuidae
familyTayassuidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Tayassuidae Palmer 1897 [peccary]
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G. †Aptenohyus Barbour 1925
G. †Colbertchoerus Prothero 2021
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Subfm. †Doliochoerinae Simpson 1945
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Tr. †Doliochoerini Simpson 1945
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G. †Barberahyus Golpe-Posse 1977
G. †Pecarichoerus Colbert 1933
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†Pecarichoerus orientalis Colbert 1933
G. †Lorancahyus Pickford and Morales 1998
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†Lorancahyus daamsi Pickford and Morales 1998
†Lorancahyus hypsorhizus Pickford and Morales 1998
Invalid names: Schizochoerini Golpe-Posse 1972 [empty]
Subfm. †Hesperhyinae Prothero 2015
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G. †Desmathyus Matthew 1907
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†Desmathyus brachydontus Dalquest and Mooser 1980
†Desmathyus pinensis Matthew 1907
G. †Floridachoerus White 1941
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†Floridachoerus olseni White 1941
G. †Fremdohyus Prothero 2016
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†Fremdohyus osmonti Sinclair 1905
G. †Hesperhys Douglass 1903
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†Hesperhys antiquus Marsh 1870
†Hesperhys vagrans Douglass 1903
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Invalid names: Desmathyus validus Matthew 1932 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pediohyus Loomis 1910 [synonym]
G. †Lucashyus Prothero 2015
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†Lucashyus coombsae Prothero 2015
G. †Marshochoerus Prothero 2015
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†Marshochoerus socialis Marsh 1875
G. †Stuckyhyus Prothero 2015
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†Stuckyhyus siouxensis Peterson 1906
G. †Wrightohyus Prothero 2015
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†Wrightohyus yatkolai Prothero 2015
G. †Mckennahyus Prothero 2021
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†Mckennahyus parisidutrai Prothero 2021
G. †Muknalia Stinnesbeck et al. 2017
G. †Mylohyus Cope 1869
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†Mylohyus elmorei White 1942
†Mylohyus floridanus Kinsey 1974
†Mylohyus fossilis Leidy 1860
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Invalid names: Dicotyles pennsylvanicus Leidy 1889 [synonym], Mylohyus browni Gidley 1920 [synonym], Mylohyus exortivus Gidley 1920 [synonym], Mylohyus gidleyi Simpson 1929 [synonym], Mylohyus temerarius Hay 1914 [synonym], Mylohyus tetragonus Cope 1899 [synonym]
†Mylohyus longirostris Thorpe 1924
†Mylohyus nasutus Leidy 1868
Invalid names: Mylohyus obtusidens Hay 1920 [nomen dubium]
G. †Perchoerus Leidy 1869
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†Perchoerus minor Cook 1922
†Perchoerus nanus Marsh 1894
†Perchoerus probus Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Bothrolabis trichaenus Cope 1879 [synonym], Chaenohyus decedens Cope 1879 [synonym], Hyotherium americanum Scott and Osborn 1887 [synonym], Palaeochoerus subaequans Cope 1879 [synonym], Thinohyus robustus Marsh 1894 [synonym], Thinohyus trichaenus Cope 1879 [synonym]
Invalid names: Bothrolabis Cope 1888 [synonym], Chaenohyus Cope 1879 [synonym]
G. †Simojovelhyus Ferrusquía-Villafranca 2006
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†Simojovelhyus pocitosense Ferrusquía-Villafranca 2006
Subfm. Tayassuinae Palmer 1897
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G. †Argyrohyus Kraglievich 1959
G. Dicotyles Cuvier 1817
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†Dicotyles major Lund 1841
†Dicotyles platensis Ameghino 1904
†Dicotyles torquatus Cope 1867
†Dicotyles traunmulleri Spillman 1949
Invalid names: Dicotyles hesperius Marsh 1871 [nomen dubium], Waldochoerus Frailey and Campbell 2012 [synonym]
G. †Dyseohyus Stock 1937
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†Dyseohyus fricki Stock 1937
Tr. †Platygonini Dutra et al. 2017
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G. †Macrogenis Wright 1993
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†Macrogenis crassigenis Matthew and Gidley 1904
G. †Platygonus Leconte 1848
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†Platygonus brachirostris Shotwell 1956
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Invalid names: Platygonus pollenae Prothero and Grenader 2012 [synonym]
†Platygonus chapadmalensis Ameghino 1908
†Platygonus cinctus Ameghino 1886
†Platygonus compressus Leconte 1848
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Invalid names: Dicotyles costatus Le Conte 1852 [synonym], Euchoerus macrops Leidy 1853 [synonym], Hyops depressifrons Leconte 1848 [synonym], Platygonus alemanii Dugès 1887 [synonym], Platygonus leptorhinus Williston 1894 [synonym], Protochoerus prismaticus Leconte 1848 [synonym]
†Platygonus kraglievichi Rusconi 1930
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Invalid names: Selenogonus narinoensis Stirton 1947 [synonym]
†Platygonus oregonensis Colbert 1938
†Platygonus pearcei Gazin 1938
†Platygonus rex Marsh 1894
†Platygonus scagliae Reig 1952
†Platygonus setiger Hay 1920
†Platygonus texanus Gidley 1903
†Platygonus ticuli Mones 1974
†Platygonus vetus Leidy 1882
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Invalid names: Platygonus cumberlandensis Gidley 1920 [synonym], Platygonus intermediatus Gidley 1921 [synonym], Platygonus intermedius Gidley 1920 [synonym]
Platygonus wagneri Rusconi 1930 [Chacoan peccary]
Invalid names: Antaodon Ameghino 1886 [synonym], Euchoerus Leidy 1853 [synonym], Hyops Leconte 1848 [synonym], Platygonus bicalcaratus Cope 1893 [nomen dubium], Protochoerus Leconte 1848 [synonym], Selenogonus Stirton 1947 [synonym]
G. †Skinnerhyus Prothero and Pollen 2013
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†Skinnerhyus shermerorum Prothero and Pollen 2013
G. †Prosthennops Matthew and Gidley 1904
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†Prosthennops kernensis Colbert 1938
†Prosthennops serus Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Prosthennops graffhami Schultz and Martin 1975 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hesperopithecus Osborn 1922 [synonym], Prosthennops ziegleri Marsh 1871 [nomen dubium]
G. †Protherohyus Dutra et al. 2017
G. †Stirtonhyus Prothero 2021
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†Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus Barbour 1925
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Invalid names: Dyseohyus stirtoni Woodburne 1969 [synonym]
Tr. Tayassuini Dutra et al. 2017
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G. †Brasiliochoerus Rusconi 1930
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G. †Catagonus Ameghino 1904
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†Catagonus bonaerensis Ameghino 1904
†Catagonus carlesi Rusconi 1930
†Catagonus metropolitanus Ameghino 1904
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]
G. †Tedfordhyus Prothero 2021
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†Tedfordhyus occidentalis Woodburne 1969
Invalid names: Dicotylinae Cope 1888 [synonym], Mylohyini [empty], Platygonus condoni Marsh 1871 [nomen dubium], Platygonus striatus Marsh 1871 [nomen dubium]
G. †Thinohyus Marsh 1875
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†Thinohyus lentus Marsh 1875
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Invalid names: Dicotyles pristinus Leidy 1873 [synonym]
†Thinohyus rostratus Cope 1888
G. †Webbochoerus Prothero 2021
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†Webbochoerus macfaddeni Prothero 2021
G. †Woodburnehyus Prothero and Pollen 2013
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†Woodburnehyus grenaderae Prothero and Pollen 2013
Invalid names: Cynorca Cope 1867 [nomen dubium], Cynorcidae Cope 1867 [synonym], Dicotylidae Gray 1868 [replaced], Prochoerus Leconte 1848 [nomen vanum], Prosthennops haroldcooki Osborn 1922 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available