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    Neochoerus ("new hog") is an extinct genus of rodent closely related to the living capybara. Fossil remains of Neochoerus have been found through North...
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    Neochoerus pinckneyi, commonly called Pinckney's capybara, was a North American species of capybara. While capybaras originated in South America, formation...
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  • Great American Interchange. Hydrochoerinae Hydrochoerus Neochoerus Neochoerus pinckneyi "Neochoerus aesopi". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 31 August 2022...
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    Hydrochoerinae for the living genus and its closest fossil relatives, such as Neochoerus, but more recently have adopted the classification of Hydrochoerinae within...
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    species formerly recognized as Hydrochoerus holmesi is now assigned to Neochoerus. † Hydrochoerus ballesterensis – Pliocene capybara endemic to Argentina...
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    Hydrochoerinae for the living genus and its closest fossil relatives such as Neochoerus. The taxonomy of fossil hydrochoerines is also in a state of flux. In...
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    deer mouse (Peromyscus nesodytes) (C) Neochoerus spp. e.g. Pinckney's capybara (Neochoerus pinckneyi) (H) Neochoerus aesopi (H) Neotoma findleyi Neotoma...
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    Capybaras are present in North America in the form of three genera, Neochoerus from Pliocene to Pleistocene Mexico, Texas, Florida and South Carolina...
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    †Anatochoerus †Cardiatherium †Contracavia †Hydrochoeropsis Hydrochoerus Kerodon †Neochoerus †Nothydrochoerus †Phugatherium †Procellusignum †Xenocardia...
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    naturally colonized North America north of Mexico (the extinct capybara Neochoerus pinckneyi also accomplished this feat). The nutria has been introduced...
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    †Anatochoerus †Cardiatherium †Contracavia †Hydrochoeropsis Hydrochoerus Kerodon †Neochoerus †Nothydrochoerus †Phugatherium †Procellusignum †Xenocardia...
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  • Leithia A giant dormouse Europe (Malta, Sicily) 113 g (4.0 oz) Pleistocene Neochoerus N. pinckneyi A large capybara North America 100 kg (220 lb) Pleistocene...
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    †Anatochoerus †Cardiatherium †Contracavia †Hydrochoeropsis Hydrochoerus Kerodon †Neochoerus †Nothydrochoerus †Phugatherium †Procellusignum †Xenocardia...
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    porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum, †Erethizon poyeri, †E. kleini) Capybaras (†Neochoerus pinckneyi, †N. aesopi) †Mixotoxodon – a rhino-sized toxodontid notoungulate...
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    †Anatochoerus †Cardiatherium †Contracavia †Hydrochoeropsis Hydrochoerus Kerodon †Neochoerus †Nothydrochoerus †Phugatherium †Procellusignum †Xenocardia...
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  • at the shoulder and a maximum weight of 105.4 kg (232 lb). The extinct Neochoerus pinckneyi from North America, at 90 to 113 kg (200 to 250 pounds), was...
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    species of capybaras, such as Hydrochoerus hesperotiganites and Neochoerus aesopi and Neochoerus pinckneyi, were present in North America until the late Pleistocene...
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    and Boavita at 7 kilometres (4.3 mi). Fossils of Haplomastodon waringi, Neochoerus sp. and Odocoileus cf. salinae have been found here. The fossil content...
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    Tandilia mountains, Argentina dated to around 950 CE. Giant capybara Neochoerus sp. Southern United States to Brazil Found in sites of Minas Gerais, Bahia...
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    †Anatochoerus †Cardiatherium †Contracavia †Hydrochoeropsis Hydrochoerus Kerodon †Neochoerus †Nothydrochoerus †Phugatherium †Procellusignum †Xenocardia...
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  • Hydrochoerus isthmius DD Pinckney's capybara, Neochoerus pinckneyi (E) Holmes's capybara, Neochoerus aesopi (E) Blunt-toothed giant hutia, Amblyrhiza...
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    †Anatochoerus †Cardiatherium †Contracavia †Hydrochoeropsis Hydrochoerus Kerodon †Neochoerus †Nothydrochoerus †Phugatherium †Procellusignum †Xenocardia...
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    Equus and Hippidion), peccaries (e.g. Catagonus), giant rodents (e.g. Neochoerus), mesotherids (e.g. the burrowing Mesotherium), and giant cingulates (e...
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    †Anatochoerus †Cardiatherium †Contracavia †Hydrochoeropsis Hydrochoerus Kerodon †Neochoerus †Nothydrochoerus †Phugatherium †Procellusignum †Xenocardia...
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    Microtus pinetorum (Woodland Vole) †Mylagaulus kinseyi (Horned Gopher) †Neochoerus, N. aesopi (Capybara) Neofiber alleni (Round-Tailed Muskrat) Neotoma (Packrat)...
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    †Anatochoerus †Cardiatherium †Contracavia †Hydrochoeropsis Hydrochoerus Kerodon †Neochoerus †Nothydrochoerus †Phugatherium †Procellusignum †Xenocardia...
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  • Morenelaphus azpeitianus, M. lujanensis, Myocastor coypus, M. priscus, Neochoerus aesopi, Neochoerus sulcidens, Neuryurus rudis, Notiomastodon platensis, Pampatherium...
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    indicate a cold climate. However, the specimen is associated with fossils of Neochoerus (an extinct capybara) Mazama (brocket deer) and Tayassu (peccary), which...
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    now extinct mastodons, as the fossil remains of Haplomastodon waringi, Neochoerus and Odocoileus in Soatá indicate. The main part of the diet of the people...
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    †Anatochoerus †Cardiatherium †Contracavia †Hydrochoeropsis Hydrochoerus Kerodon †Neochoerus †Nothydrochoerus †Phugatherium †Procellusignum †Xenocardia...
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