Neochoerus
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2022) |
| Neochoerus Temporal range: Pleistocene
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| File:Neochoerus pinckneyi, AMNH 26830.jpg | |
| Neochoerus pinckneyi skull | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Caviidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrochoerinae |
| Genus: | †Neochoerus Hay, 1926 |
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†Neochoerus aesopi | |
Neochoerus ("new hog") is an extinct genus of rodent closely related to the living capybara. Fossil remains of Neochoerus have been found through North America (Mexico and United States) and South America in Boyacá, Colombia.[1]
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