Anthracohyus
Extinct genus of mammals
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Anthracohyus was a genus of extinct artiodactyl ungulate mammal belonging to Anthracotheriidae that lived in Asia during the middle to late Eocene.
| Anthracohyus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Anthracotheriidae |
| Genus: | †Anthracohyus |
Taxonomy
Anthracohyus is treated as a junior synonym of Anthracotherium by Tsubamoto et al. (2002) based on similarities in dental morphology.[1] However, this synonymy was rejected by Lihoreau and Ducrocq (2007).[2]
Distribution
Fossils of Anthracohyus are known from Myanmar, and Thailand.[1]
