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| Neochoerus Temporal range:Pleistocene | |
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| Neochoerus pinckneyi skull | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Caviidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrochoerinae |
| Genus: | †Neochoerus Hay, 1926 |
| Species | |
†Neochoerus aesopi | |
Neochoerus ("new hog") is an extinct genus ofrodent closely related to the livingcapybara. Fossil remains ofNeochoerus have been found through North America (Mexico and United States) and South America inBoyacá,Colombia.[1]
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