Sinohyus
Extinct genus of mammal
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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  | |
| 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]
