Hydrochoerus hesperotiganites White et al., 2022
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: ~130 ka to 80 ka (White et al., 2022)
Distribution
California, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
White, Richard S., Mead, Jim I., Deméré, Thomas A. and Morgan, Gary S. (2022). A new species of Hydrochoerus (Rodentia: Caviidae: Hydrochoerinae) from the Pleistocene of San Diego County, California, USA with remarks on capybara biogeography and dispersal in the Pleistocene of Western North America. Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology 9(1): 131-155. https://doi.org/10.18435/vamp29379 [NB: the author order and title differ at the doi, but the file itself is as referenced here]