Skinnerhyus
An extinct species of mammals belonging to the peccary family of even-toed ungulates
Skinnerhyus Temporal range: 13.6–10.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Tayassuidae |
Genus: | †Skinnerhyus Prothero & Pollen, 2013 |
Species: | †S. shermerorum |
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†Skinnerhyus shermerorum Prothero & Pollen, 2013 |
Skinnerhyus shermerorum is an extinct peccary species from the late Miocene of Nebraska, United States. It had comparatively enormous, wing-like cheekbones.[1]
References
- ^ a b Prothero, D.R., and A. Pollen, 2013. New late Miocene peccaries from California and Nebraska. Kirtlandia 58:1-12
- ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Artiodactyla
- Clade: Artiofabula
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