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Brasiliochoerus
Taxonomy
Brasiliochoerus was named by Rusconi (1930).
It was assigned to Tayassuinae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Tayassuini by Dutra et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Tayassuinae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Tayassuini by Dutra et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Brasiliochoerus Rusconi p. 160 |
| 1997 | Brasiliochoerus McKenna and Bell p. 398 |
| 2017 | Brasiliochoerus Dutra et al. p. 354 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. P. Dutra et al. 2017 | Tayassuini with long rostrum (with the anterior part of the orbits just behind the vertical plane of the posterior part of the M3), with 90° angle of the anterior portion of the zygomatic arch’s facial crest in relation to the molar series, bunodont and brachyodont teeth, and absence of a sagittal crest. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) | B. stenocephalus (147598) |