''Hyotherium'' was an extinct genus of
even-toed ungulates
The even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla , ) are ungulates—hoofed animals—which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes: the third and fourth. The other three toes are either present, absent, vestigial, or pointing poster ...
under the
Hyotheriinae
Hyotheriinae was a subfamily of even-toed ungulates that existed during the Miocene and Pliocene in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Genera
*†'' Aureliachoerus'' Ginsburg, 1974 - Miocene, Europe
*†'' Chicochoerus'' Orliac et al., 2006 - Miocene, Eu ...
group (a group that also consists of ''
Chicochoerus'', ''
Xenohyus'' and more) of the
Suidae family.It existed during the
Miocene
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in
Europe
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and
Perim Island,
India
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.It was named by Von Mayer in 1834.
References
Miocene even-toed ungulates
Miocene mammals of Europe
Miocene mammals of Asia
Fossil taxa described in 1834
Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera
Prehistoric Suidae
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