Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Alternative combinations: Cynorca sociale, Palaeochoerus socialis, Perchoerus socialis, Thinohyus socialis
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1875. Notice of new Tertiary mammals, IV. American Journal of Science, series 3 9(51):239-250
Belongs to Marshochoerus according to D. R. Prothero 2015
See also Albright 1999, Cope and Matthew 1915, Hay 1902, Marsh 1875, Matthew 1909, Merriam and Sinclair 1907, Pearson 1923, Prothero 2021, Woodburne 1969, Wright 1998 and Wright and Eshelman 1987
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (5: California, Delaware, Nevada, Texas collections)
• Arikareean of United States (2: Oregon)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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