Neochoerus

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 (México and United States) and South America in Boyacá, Colombia.[1]

Neochoerus
Temporal range: Pleistocene
Neochoerus pinkneyi skull
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Caviidae
Subfamily: Hydrochoerinae
Genus: †Neochoerus
Hay, 1926
Species

†Neochoerus aesopi
†Neochoerus occidentalis
†Neochoerus cordobai
†Neochoerus pinckneyi
†Neochoerus sirasakae
†Neochoerus sulcidens
†Neochoerus tarijensis

Paleoart of Neochoerus pinckneyi.

References
  1. Soatá in the Paleobiology database

Further reading
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