Perchoerus is an extinct genus of suine from the Eocene and Oligocene of North America. Three species are known. While often considered to be a peccary, other studies have recovered it to be a basal suine outside of either peccaries or Suidae. The oldest known species of Perchoerus is P. minor, which was only the size of a house cat. It is known from skull and tooth material.The later P. nanus of the Orellan grew larger and is known from a skull and lower jaw. The latest and largest species was P. probus of the Oligocene (32-30 mya). It was much larger (about as big as living peccaries) and known from more remains than the other species.
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| - Perchoerus is an extinct genus of suine from the Eocene and Oligocene of North America. Three species are known. While often considered to be a peccary, other studies have recovered it to be a basal suine outside of either peccaries or Suidae. The oldest known species of Perchoerus is P. minor, which was only the size of a house cat. It is known from skull and tooth material.The later P. nanus of the Orellan grew larger and is known from a skull and lower jaw. The latest and largest species was P. probus of the Oligocene (32-30 mya). It was much larger (about as big as living peccaries) and known from more remains than the other species. (en)
- Il perchero (gen. Perchoerus) è un mammifero artiodattilo estinto, appartenente ai taiassuidi. Visse tra l'Eocene superiore e l'Oligocene medio (circa 38 - 28 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Nordamerica. (it)
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| - Late Eocene - Early Oligocene (en)
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| - Jawbone of Perchoerus minor (en)
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*P. nanus
*P. probus (en)
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*Chaenohyus (en)
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| - Perchoerus is an extinct genus of suine from the Eocene and Oligocene of North America. Three species are known. While often considered to be a peccary, other studies have recovered it to be a basal suine outside of either peccaries or Suidae. The oldest known species of Perchoerus is P. minor, which was only the size of a house cat. It is known from skull and tooth material.The later P. nanus of the Orellan grew larger and is known from a skull and lower jaw. The latest and largest species was P. probus of the Oligocene (32-30 mya). It was much larger (about as big as living peccaries) and known from more remains than the other species. (en)
- Il perchero (gen. Perchoerus) è un mammifero artiodattilo estinto, appartenente ai taiassuidi. Visse tra l'Eocene superiore e l'Oligocene medio (circa 38 - 28 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Nordamerica. (it)
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