Hypsodontus

Hypsodontus is an extinct genus of Bovidae from subfamily Hypsodontinae. It was originally described from a single jaw fragment of its type species H. miocenicus Sokolov, 1949, found in the North Caucasus of Russia, Middle Miocene. Includes five species.

Hypsodontus
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Hypsodontinae
Genus: Hypsodontus
Sokolov, 1949
Type species
Hypsodontus miocenicus
Sokolov, 1949
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