Protohummus
Extinct genus of rodents
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Protohummus is an extinct genus of thryonomyid that lived during the Late Miocene.
| Protohummus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Thryonomyidae |
| Genus: | †Protohummus |
| Species: | †P. dango |
| Binomial name | |
| †Protohummus dango Kraatz et. al., 2013 | |
Distribution
Protohummus dango lived in what is now the United Arab Emirates, its fossils having been found in the Baynunah Formation.[1]