mitochondrial DNA from Platygonus found that all living peccaries are more closely related to each other than they are to Platygonus. The estimated divergence...

Platygonus compressus, the flat-headed peccary, is an extinct mammal species from the Tayassuidae family that lived in North and South America during the...

two extinct peccaries, Mylohyus and Platygonus, were widespread across North America (and in the case of Platygonus, South America), but became extinct...

from the region by competition with the now-extinct flat-headed peccary (Platygonus compressus) and long-nosed peccary (Mylohyus nasutus). The first records...

Cumberland Cave deposits in Maryland.: 34  Unlike the flat-headed peccary, Platygonus compressus, the long-nosed peccary was probably a solitary animal and...

†Dyseohyus †Floridachoerus †Hesperhys †Macrogenis †Mylohyus †Perchoerus †Platygonus †Prochoerus †Prosthennops †Simojovelhyus †Skinnerhyus Tayassu †Thinohyus...

without damaging their teeth, as evidenced by bite marks on the bones of Platygonus. This same study also suggests that machairodonts could consume at least...

pacifica) (H) Several peccary (Tayassuidae) spp. Flat-headed peccary (Platygonus) (H) Long-nosed peccary (Mylohyus) (H) Collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu;...

monesi Pronothrotherium Uruguayurus Cardiatherium talicei Uruguayodon Platygonus sp. Phorusrhacinae (possibly Devincenzia) Homotherini - previously assigned...

archeological sites of North America. In comparison, Mammut and the peccary Platygonus were far less frequently associated with human sites, potentially suggesting...

with Paleo Indian artifacts and the remains of the flat-headed peccary (Platygonus compressus), giant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus), and giant beaver...

†Dyseohyus †Floridachoerus †Hesperhys †Macrogenis †Mylohyus †Perchoerus †Platygonus †Prochoerus †Prosthennops †Simojovelhyus †Skinnerhyus Tayassu †Thinohyus...

 gracilis specimens from Florida show that this species fed on the peccary Platygonus and the llama-like Hemiauchenia. Stable carbon isotope measurements of...

†Dyseohyus †Floridachoerus †Hesperhys †Macrogenis †Mylohyus †Perchoerus †Platygonus †Prochoerus †Prosthennops †Simojovelhyus †Skinnerhyus Tayassu †Thinohyus...

†Dyseohyus †Floridachoerus †Hesperhys †Macrogenis †Mylohyus †Perchoerus †Platygonus †Prochoerus †Prosthennops †Simojovelhyus †Skinnerhyus Tayassu †Thinohyus...

the 19th century was the 1877 discovery of five Pleistocene peccaries (Platygonus compressus) in an Ionia County peat bog located near the town of Belding...

grassland was home to Arctodus simus, Cervalces scotti, caribou, peccaries (Platygonus, Mylohyus), giant beaver, porcupine, and American pine marten. Similar...

Artiodactyla - even-toed ungulates Platygonus, peccaries Titanotylopus, camels Carnivora - carnivores Borophagus, bone-crushing dogs Canis, wolves Chasmaporthetes...

Eriocereus adscendens (Gürke) A.Berger 1929 Cereus platygonus Salm-Dyck 1850 Eriocereus platygonus (Salm-Dyck) Riccob. 1909 Harrisia platygona (Salm-Dyck)...

†Dyseohyus †Floridachoerus †Hesperhys †Macrogenis †Mylohyus †Perchoerus †Platygonus †Prochoerus †Prosthennops †Simojovelhyus †Skinnerhyus Tayassu †Thinohyus...

Catagonus; believed to be the closest living relative to the extinct genus Platygonus. First described as extinct in 1930 as fossils; live specimens found in...

sp. Proboscidea Mammutidae ?Mammutidae indet. Artiodactyls Tayassuidae Platygonus brachirostris Camelidae Camelidae indet. Scolopacidae Bartramia umatilla...

Common name Scientific name Range Comments Pictures Flat-headed peccary Platygonus compressus Southern and eastern United States, and northern Mexico Most...

of sites possibly suggest the hunting of caribou/reindeer, peccaries (Platygonus, Mylohyus), ground sloths (Paramylodon), glyptodonts (Glyptotherium),...

American mastodon remains were discovered. 1877 Five Pleistocene peccaries (Platygonus compressus) were discovered in an Ionia County peat bog located near the...

Equus occidentalis Small horse, Equus conversidens Flat-headed peccary, Platygonus compressus “Yesterday’s” camel, Camelops hesternus Ancient bison, Bison...

weighing 303 kg (668 lb) or 526 kg (1,160 lb). The largest tayassuid extinct Platygonus species were similar in size to modern peccaries especially giant peccary...

member include: the toxodontids Trigodon and Charruatoxodon, the peccary Platygonus, the ground sloths Catonyx tarijensis and Pronothrotherium figueirasi;...

moose antlers. Bretzia pseudalces fossils are found with Teleoceras, Platygonus and Megatylopus, indicating they lived in the same space. The environment...

†Dyseohyus †Floridachoerus †Hesperhys †Macrogenis †Mylohyus †Perchoerus †Platygonus †Prochoerus †Prosthennops †Simojovelhyus †Skinnerhyus Tayassu †Thinohyus...