Marshochoerus
| Marshochoerus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Tayassuidae |
| Genus: | †Marshochoerus |
| Species: | †M. socialis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Marshochoerus socialis Marsh, 1875 | |
Marshochoerus is an extinct genus of peccary that lived during the Early Miocene.
Distribution
[edit]Marshochoerus socialis fossils are known from the United States.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Prothero, Donald Ross (2015). "Evolution of the early miocene hesperhyine peccaries" (PDF). New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin. 67: 235–255.