Xenohyus
| Xenohyus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Suidae |
| Genus: | †Xenohyus Ginsburg, 1980 |
| Species: | †X. venitor |
| Binomial name | |
| †Xenohyus venitor Ginsburg, 1980 | |
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
[edit]- ↑ "Fossilworks: Xenohyus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ "Xenohyus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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