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Parachoerus
Taxonomy
Platygonus (Parachoerus) was named by Rusconi (1930). It is extant.
It was reranked as Parachoerus by Dutra et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Tayassuini by Dutra et al. (2017).
It was reranked as Parachoerus by Dutra et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Tayassuini by Dutra et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2017 | Parachoerus 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.
G. Parachoerus Rusconi 1930
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Parachoerus carlesi Rusconi 1930
Parachoerus wagneri Rusconi 1930 [Chacoan peccary]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. P. Dutra et al. 2017 | Tayassuini with a long rostrum (with the anterior part of the orbits just behind the vertical plane of the posterior part of the M3), with the anterior portion of the zygomatic arch’s facial crest reaching the level just above the infraorbital foramen, and the origin of the facial muscles on the zygomatic arch with a hollow surface. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available