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''Neochoerus'' ("new hog") is an extinct genus of Soatá in the Paleobiology database
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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 {{paleo-rodent-stub
''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 n ...
closely related to the living capybara. Fossil remains of ''Neochoerus'' have been found through North America (México and United States) and South America in Boyacá, Colombia./ref>
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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 {{paleo-rodent-stub