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''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 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 large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
and Perim Island,
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.It was named by Von Mayer in 1834.


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Miocene even-toed ungulates Miocene mammals of Europe Miocene mammals of Asia Fossil taxa described in 1834 Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera Prehistoric Suidae {{paleo-eventoedungulate-stub