Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae

Full reference: I. Ferrusquía-Villafranca. 2006. The first Paleogene mammal record of Middle America: Simojovelhyus pocitosense (Helohyidae, Artiodactyla). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(4):989-1001

Parent taxon: Tayassuidae according to D. R. Prothero et al. 2013

See also Ferrusquía-Villafranca 2006, Foss 2007 and Prothero 2021

Sister taxa: Aptenohyus, Colbertchoerus, Cynorca, Doliochoerinae, Hesperhyinae, Mckennahyus, Muknalia, Mylohyus, Perchoerus, Prochoerus, Prosthennops haroldcooki, Tayassuinae, Thinohyus, Webbochoerus, Woodburnehyus

Subtaxa: Simojovelhyus pocitosense

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Type: Simojovelhyus pocitosense

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Los Pocitos (Oligocene of Mexico)

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