Xenohyus
| Xenohyus Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Suina |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Genus: | † Ginsburg, 1980 |
| Species: | †X. venitor
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| Binomial name | |
| †Xenohyus venitor Ginsburg, 1980
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Xenohyus was an extinct genus of suids that existed during the Miocene in Europe. [1][2]
It showed many similarities to peccaries rather than modern pigs.
References
- ^ "Fossilworks: Xenohyus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Xenohyus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-03-05.