Skinnerhyus
Skinnerhyus shermerorum is an extinct peccary from the late Miocene of Nebraska, United States. It had comparatively enormous, wing-like cheekbones.[1]
| Skinnerhyus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Tayassuidae |
| Genus: | †Skinnerhyus Prothero & Pollen, 2013 |
| Species: | †S. shermerorum |
| Binomial name | |
| †Skinnerhyus shermerorum Prothero & Pollen, 2013 | |
References
- Prothero, D.R., and A. Pollen, 2013. New late Miocene peccaries from California and Nebraska. Kirtlandia 58:1-12
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