''Conohyus'' was an extinct genus of
suid that existed during the
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...
in
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
and in Asia.
[M. Pickford; Y. Laurent (2014). "Valorisation of palaeontological collections: nomination of a lectotype for ''Conohyus simorrensis'' (Lartet, 1851), Villefranche d'Astarac, France, and description of a new genus of tetraconodont". Estudios Geológicos. 70 (1): e002.]
Taxonomy
''Conohyus sindiensis'' was reassigned to the genus ''
Retroporcus'' by Pickford and Laurent (2014).
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References
Prehistoric Suidae
Miocene mammals of Europe
Miocene Artiodactyla
Prehistoric Artiodactyla genera
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