Palaeohypsodontus
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| Palaeohypsodontus Temporal range: Middle and Upper Oligocene | |
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| Palaeohypsodontus zinensis from Oligocene of Pakistan[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeohypsodontus Trofimov, 1958 |
| Type species | |
| Palaeohypsodontus asiaticus Trofimov, 1958[2] | |
Palaeohypsodontus is an extinct genus of small size Bovidae from Oligocene with unclear systematic position. It was originally described from a jaw fragment for P. asiaticus, from Mongolia, Middle Oligocene. The second species, P. zinensis was found in the Upper Oligocene of Pakistan and China.[2][3][1]