Sinohyus

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

Sinohyus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

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.


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