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Mckennahyus
Taxonomy
Mckennahyus was named by Prothero (2021). Its type is Mckennahyus parisidutrai.
It was assigned to Tayassuidae by Prothero (2021); and to Tayassuinae by Prothero (2021).
It was assigned to Tayassuidae by Prothero (2021); and to Tayassuinae by Prothero (2021).
Species
M. parisidutrai (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2021 | Mckennahyus Prothero p. 31 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. R. Prothero 2021 | Zygoma more than 350 mm wide, widerand differently shaped from that of Macrogenis crassigenis or Skinnerhyus shermerorum, with long, laterally tapering points, and a twist at the base. Rostral muscle fossa beneath the anterior edge of the zygomatic wing. Upper and lower post-canine diastemata about 25% longer, and cheek teeth about 10-20% longer, than in M. crassigenis. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Clarendonian | USA (Nebraska) | Macrogenis sp. (18425) |