A new record of Tayassuidae (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla) from the Pleistocene of northern Brazil

Abstract

Abstract In this contribution, we described a new fossil of a Pleistocene Tayassuidae from northern Brazil. The specimen is a left dentary with molars assigned to cf. Pecari tajacu recovered from an outcrop of the Rio Madeira Formation, State of Rondônia, Brazil. It represents the first Pleistocene fossil of this clade with stratigraphic provenance in the Amazon region of Brazil. This record contributes to the knowledge on the paleofauna of Rio Madeira Formation as well as extend the past geographic distribution of peccaries in South America.

Keywords

• Megafauna
• paleobiogeography
• Rio Madeira Formation
• Rondônia