Progenitohyus

Progenitohyus is a fossil artiodactyl from the Eocene of Bang Pu Dam Coal Pit in Thailand.[1] It was originally assigned to the family Helohyidae, but was reassigned to Dichobunidae in 2019.[2][3]

Progenitohyus
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Dichobunidae
Genus: Progenitohyus
Ducrocq, Chaimanee, Suteethorn & Jaeger, 1997[1]
Species
  • P. thailandicus

References

  1. "Progenitohyus Ducrocq, Chaimanee, Suteethorn & Jaeger, 1997". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. "Progenitohyus". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. Ducrocq, Stéphane (2019). "Pakkokuhyus and Progenitohyus (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Eocene of Southeast Asia are not Helohyidae: paleobiogeographical implications". PalZ. 93: 105–113. doi:10.1007/s12542-018-0425-5.


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