Sinohyus
Extinct genus of mammal
Sinohyus Temporal range: 5.332–3.200 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific classification | |
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]
References
- ^ "Fossilworks: Sinohyus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Sinohyus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ Proceedings Physical Sciences. Ser. B · Volumes 66-67. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. 1963.
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Artiodactyla
- Clade: Artiofabula
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