The long-nosed peccary (''Mylohyus nasutus'') is an extinct mammal species of the

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family (Tayassuidae). It is one of two peccary-species that existed in the US-Midwest during the last ice age.

Description

The long-nosed peccary was about 0,75 m (2,5 ft) in height and 67 kg (148 lb) in weight. It had an elongated facial region and long slender legs.

Habitat and distribution

During the last glacial, long-nosed peccaries were distributed throughout eastern North America with concentrations in Appalachia and

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. Most fossil localities containing this species are found in the southern and south-eastern U.S., from west

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to Florida, and north to

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Ecology and behaviour

Unlike the flat-headed peccary, the long-nosed peccary was probably a solitary animal and did not frequent caves.Tankersley, Kenneth B. 2011. Evaluating the Co-occurrence of Platygonus compressus and Mylohyus nasutus at Sheriden Cave, Wyandot County, Ohio. Current Research in the Pleistocene 28:173-175.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q30693211 Peccaries Pleistocene mammals of North America Pleistocene even-toed ungulates