Skinnerhyus

Skinnerhyus shermerorum is an extinct peccary species from the late Miocene of Nebraska, United States. It had comparatively enormous, wing-like cheekbones.^[1]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Order:Artiodactyla

Family:Tayassuidae

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Skinnerhyus Temporal range: 13.6–10.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Middle Miocene[1][2]
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

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