Sinohyus

Extinct genus of mammal

Sinohyus Temporal range: 5.332–3.200 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Suidae
Subfamily:	Suinae
Tribe:	†Hippohyini
Genus:	†Sinohyus Koenigswald, 1963
Species:	†S. minimus
Binomial name
†Sinohyus minimus Koenigswald, 1963

Sinohyus was a genus of ground dwelling omnivorous even toed ungulates that existed in Asia during the Pliocene.^[1]^[2]

Originally classified in the genus Sus, its teeth were considered distinct enough for it to be placed in its own genus.^[3]

References

^ "Fossilworks: Sinohyus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Sinohyus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
^ Proceedings Physical Sciences. Ser. B · Volumes 66-67. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. 1963.

Genera of peccaries, pigs and their extinct allies

Suoidea

†Doliochoerinae	Barberahyus Doliochoerus Pecarichoerus Taucanamo
†Orycterochoerinae	Bransatochoerus Lorancahyus Orycterochoerus

†Kubanochoerini	Kenyasus ? Kubanochoerus Kubwachoerus Libycochoerus Megalochoerus
†Listriodontini	Bunolistriodon Eurolistriodon Listriodon
†Namachoerini	Lopholistriodon Namachoerus

Suini	†Dasychoerus ? †Euhys ? †Eumaiochoerus †Hippopotamodon †Korynochoerus †Microstonyx Porcula Sus
Potamochoerini	†Celebochoerus Hylochoerus †Kolpochoerus Potamochoerus †Propotamochoerus
†Hippohyini	Hippohyus Sinohyus Sivahyus
Phacochoerini	†Metridiochoerus Phacochoerus †Potamochoeroides †Stylochoerus
Babyrousini	Babyrousa