Xenohyus
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''Xenohyus'' was an extinct genus of suids 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
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. It showed many similarities to
peccaries A peccary (also javelina or skunk pig) is a medium-sized, pig-like hoofed mammal of the family Tayassuidae (New World pigs). They are found throughout Central and South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and in the southwestern area of North ...
rather than modern pigs.


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