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''Conohyus'' was an extinct genus of
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that existed during the
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in
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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).


References

Prehistoric Suidae Miocene mammals of Europe Miocene even-toed ungulates Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera {{paleo-eventoedungulate-stub