Protohummus

Protohummus; Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Thryonomyidae
Genus:	† Protohummus
Species:	†P. dango
Binomial name
	†Protohummus dango; Kraatz et. al., 2013

Last updated August 15, 2025

Protohummus is an extinct genus of thryonomyid that lived during the Late Miocene.

Distribution

Protohummus dango lived in what is now the United Arab Emirates, its fossils having been found in the Baynunah Formation.^[1]

References

↑ Kraatz, Brian P.; Bibi, Faysal; Hill, Andrew; Beech, Mark (28 April 2013). "A new fossil thryonomyid from the Late Miocene of the United Arab Emirates and the origin of African cane rats" . Naturwissenschaften . 100 (5): 437–449. doi:10.1007/s00114-013-1043-4. ISSN 0028-1042 . Retrieved 13 March 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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[1] Kraatz, Brian P.; Bibi, Faysal; Hill, Andrew; Beech, Mark (28 April 2013). "A new fossil thryonomyid from the Late Miocene of the United Arab Emirates and the origin of African cane rats" . Naturwissenschaften . 100 (5): 437–449. doi:10.1007/s00114-013-1043-4. ISSN 0028-1042 . Retrieved 13 March 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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