Mckennahyus

Mckennahyus; Temporal range: Tortonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Tayassuidae
Genus:	† Mckennahyus
Species:	†M. parisidutrai
Binomial name
	†Mckennahyus parisidutrai; Prothero, 2021

Last updated August 15, 2025

Mckennahyus is an extinct genus of tayassuid that lived during the Tortonian stage of the Miocene epoch.

Distribution

Mckennahyus parisidutrai is known from the Ash Hollow Formation of Nebraska.^[1]

References

↑ Prothero, Donald Ross (2021). "Mckennahyus parisidutrai, a new late Miocene peccary with bizarre flaring cheekbones". New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin. 82: 305–311.

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[1] Prothero, Donald Ross (2021). "Mckennahyus parisidutrai, a new late Miocene peccary with bizarre flaring cheekbones". New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin. 82: 305–311.

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