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Webbochoerus

Mammalia - Tayassuidae

Taxonomy
Webbochoerus was named by Prothero (2021). Its type is Webbochoerus macfaddeni.

It was assigned to Tayassuinae by Prothero (2021); and to Tayassuidae by Prothero (2021).

Species
W. macfaddeni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Webbochoerus Prothero p. 37

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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
genusWebbochoerus

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. †Webbochoerus Prothero 2021
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†Webbochoerus macfaddeni Prothero 2021
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Prothero 2021Zygomatic wing fan-like and strongly dorsally curved; shallow rostral muscle fossa, which is beneath the anterior edge of the zygomatic wing; glenoid fossa does not extend far laterally to tympanic process; maxilla does not contact lateral edge of orbitosphenoid bulla; broad auditory bulla; suprapalatine inflation with large open, non-cancellous sinuses; shallow dorsal palatine sulcus; premaxilla over 50 mm long, longer than in any other tayassuines; transversely elongate occipital condyles; moderately long (40-50 mm) upper diastema between canines and premolars; cheek teeth not broad and bulbous as in Macrogenis; P2 with protocone, metacone; P3-4 submolariform; long rostrum, and upper and lower diastemata moderately long (50-55mm); cl lacks labial ridges; p2 has a small metaconid; p3-4 submolariform.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:10:33
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Clarendonian peccary sp. (18554)