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†subfamily Hesperhyinae Prothero 2015 (peccary)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 349391

Full reference: D. R. Prothero. 2015. Evolution of the Early Miocene Hesperhyine Peccaries. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 67:235-255

Parent taxon: Tayassuidae according to D. R. Prothero 2015

Sister taxa: Aptenohyus, Cynorca, Doliochoerinae, Muknalia, Perchoerus, Prochoerus, Simojovelhyus, Tayassuinae, Thinohyus, Woodburnehyus

Subtaxa: Desmathyus, Floridachoerus, Fremdohyus, Hesperhys, Lucashyus, Marshochoerus, Stuckyhyus, Wrightohyus

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore