Xenohyus

Extinct genus of mammals

Xenohyus Temporal range: 20.43–15.97 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Suidae
Genus:	†Xenohyus Ginsburg, 1980
Species:	†X. venitor
Binomial name
†Xenohyus venitor Ginsburg, 1980

Xenohyus was an extinct genus of suids that existed during the Miocene in Europe. ^[1]^[2]

It showed many similarities to peccaries rather than modern pigs.

References

^ "Fossilworks: Xenohyus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Xenohyus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-03-05.

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Genera of peccaries, pigs and their extinct allies

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Clade: Artiofabula

†Egatochoerus
†Odoichoerus
†Siamochoerus

Suoidea

†Doliochoeridae

†Doliochoerinae	Barberahyus Doliochoerus Pecarichoerus Taucanamo
†Orycterochoerinae	Bransatochoerus Lorancahyus Orycterochoerus

†Sanitheriidae

Diamantohyus
Sanitherium

- See below ↓

†Aptenohyus
†Argirohyus
†Brasiliochoerus
Catagonus
†Chaenohyus
†Cynorca
Dicotyles
†Dyseohyus
†Floridachoerus
†Hesperhys
†Macrogenis
†Mylohyus
†Perchoerus
†Platygonus
†Prochoerus
†Prosthennops
†Simojovelhyus
†Skinnerhyus
Tayassu
†Thinohyus
†Woodburnehyus

†Hemichoerus
†Hyosus
†Mabokopithecus
†Miochoerus
†Paradoxodonides
†Schizochoerus

†Cainochoerinae

Albanohyus
Cainochoerus

†Hyotheriinae

Aureliachoerus
Chicochoerus
Chleuastochoerus
Dubiotherium
Hyotherium
Nguruwe
Sinapriculus
Xenohyus

†Listriodontinae

†Kubanochoerini	Kenyasus ? Kubanochoerus Kubwachoerus Libycochoerus Megalochoerus
†Listriodontini	Bunolistriodon Eurolistriodon Listriodon
†Namachoerini	Lopholistriodon Namachoerus

Suini	†Dasychoerus ? †Euhys ? †Eumaiochoerus †Hippopotamodon †Korynochoerus †Microstonyx Porcula Sus
Potamochoerini	†Celebochoerus Hylochoerus †Kolpochoerus Potamochoerus †Propotamochoerus
†Hippohyini	Hippohyus Sinohyus Sivahyus
Phacochoerini	†Metridiochoerus Phacochoerus †Potamochoeroides †Stylochoerus
Babyrousini	Babyrousa

†Tetraconodontinae

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