''Neochoerus'' ("new hog") is an extinct genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
closely related to the living
capybara
The capybaraAlso called capivara (in Brazil), capiguara (in Bolivia), chigüire, chigüiro, or fercho (in Colombia and Venezuela), carpincho (in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) and ronsoco (in Peru). or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydro ...
. Fossil remains of ''Neochoerus'' have been found through North America (México and United States) and South America in
Boyacá,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
.
Soatá in the Paleobiology database
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References
Further reading
Paleobiology Database query for ''Neochoerus''
Cavies
Pleistocene mammals of South America
Prehistoric rodent genera
Pleistocene rodents
Pleistocene genera
Pleistocene mammals of North America
Prehistory of Colombia
Pleistocene Colombia
Altiplano Cundiboyacense
Fossil taxa described in 1926
Taxa named by William Perry Hay
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