Sinohyus

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Sinohyus
Temporal range: 5.332–3.200  Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Subfamily: Suinae
Tribe: Hippohyini
Genus: Sinohyus
Koenigswald, 1963
Species:
S. minimus
Binomial name
Sinohyus minimus
Koenigswald, 1963

Sinohyus was a genus of ground dwelling omnivorous even toed ungulates that existed in Asia during the Pliocene. [1] [2]

Originally classified in the genus Sus , its teeth were considered distinct enough for it to be placed in its own genus. [3]

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References

  1. "Fossilworks: Sinohyus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Sinohyus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  3. Proceedings Physical Sciences. Ser. B · Volumes 66-67. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. 1963.