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Xenohyus

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Xenohyus
Temporal range:20.43–15.97Ma
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Xenohyus
Ginsburg, 1980
Species:
X. venitor
Binomial name
Xenohyus venitor
Ginsburg, 1980

Xenohyuswas an extinct genus ofsuidsthat existed during theMioceneinEurope.[1][2]

It showed many similarities topeccariesrather than modern pigs.

References

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  1. ^"Fossilworks: Xenohyus".fossilworks.org.Retrieved17 December2021.
  2. ^"Xenohyus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life".Encyclopedia of Life.Retrieved2017-03-05.