Xenohyus
Xenohyus was an extinct genus of suids that existed during the Miocene in Europe.
| Xenohyus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific 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 | |
It showed many similarities to peccaries rather than modern pigs.
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