| Protovis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | † Protovis |
| Species: | †P. himalayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Protovis himalayensis Wang, Li & Takeuchi, 2016 | |
Protovis himalayensis is a prehistoric species of sheep found in latest Miocene to Late Pliocene-aged [1] strata of Himalayan Tibet in 2016. [2] [3]
Protovis was found only by some fragments such as its horns. Its discovery showed that modern mountain sheep first evolved from the genus Protovis. [1]
