Albanohyus
Albanohyus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Suidae |
Subfamily: | †Cainochoerinae |
Genus: | †Albanohyus Ginsburg, 1974 |
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Albanohyus was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates which lived during the Miocene in Eurasia and possibly Africa.[2][3][4]
It is considered an earlier and more primitive relative of Cainochoerus.[4]
References[]
- ^ Donald R. Prothero, Donald R. (2007). The Evolution of Artiodactyls. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780801887352.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Albanohyus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Albanohyus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ a b Werdelin, Lars; Sanders, William Joseph (2010). Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. University of California Press. p. 834. ISBN 9780520257214.
Categories:
- Miocene even-toed ungulates
- Fossil taxa described in 1974
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera
- Miocene mammals of Asia
- Miocene mammals of Europe
- Miocene mammals of Africa
- Prehistoric Suidae
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate stubs