†Lorancahyus daamsi Pickford and Morales 1998 (peccary)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Full reference: M. Pickford and J. Morales. 1998. A tubulidentate suiform lineage (Tayassuidae, Mammalia) from the Early Miocene of Spain. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie II. Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes 237(4):285-290
Belongs to Lorancahyus according to M. Pickford and J. Morales 1998
Sister taxon: Lorancahyus hypsorhizus
Type specimen: MOH 16, a mandible (left mandible with M/2-3). Its type locality is Moheda, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Spain.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Moheda
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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