Xenohyus
Appearance
Xenohyus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Suidae |
Genus: | †Xenohyus Ginsburg, 1980 |
Species: | †X. venitor
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Binomial name | |
†Xenohyus venitor Ginsburg, 1980
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Xenohyuswas an extinct genus ofsuidsthat existed during theMioceneinEurope.[1][2]
It showed many similarities topeccariesrather than modern pigs.
References
[edit]- ^"Fossilworks: Xenohyus".fossilworks.org.Retrieved17 December2021.
- ^"Xenohyus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life".Encyclopedia of Life.Retrieved2017-03-05.