| Neochoerus Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
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| Neochoerus pinkneyi skull | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Caviidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrochoerinae |
| Genus: | †Neochoerus Hay, 1926 |
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†Neochoerus aesopi | |
Paleoart of Neochoerus pinckneyi.
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]
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