Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Alternative combination: Prosthennops longirostris
Full reference: M. R. Thorpe. 1924. A new species of extinct peccary from Oregon. American Journal of Science 7(28):393-397
Belongs to Mylohyus according to D. B. Wright 1998
See also Prothero 2021 and Thorpe 1924
Sister taxa: Mylohyus elmorei, Mylohyus floridanus, Mylohyus fossilis, Mylohyus nasutus, Mylohyus obtusidens
Type specimen: YPM 11160, a partial skull (both mandibular rami, united at the symphysis, a;nd lacking in the main only the canines and the posterior portion, including the coronoid processes. The molars).
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mylohyus longirostris in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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