Hyotherium
Sign in to saveHyotherium (meaning "pig beast", due to its resemblance to modern day pigs.) was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates under the Hyotheriinae group (a group that also consists of Chicochoerus, Xenohyus and more) of the Suidae family. It existed during the Miocene in Europe and Perim Island, India. It was named by Von Mayer in 1834.
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Hyotherium (meaning "pig beast", due to its resemblance to modern day pigs.) was an extinct genus of even-toed ungulates under the Hyotheriinae group (a group that also consists of Chicochoerus, Xenohyus and more) of the Suidae family. It existed during the Miocene in Europe and Perim Island, India. It was named by Von Mayer in 1834.
(MHNT) Hyotherium lacaillei (Orliac, 2006) Left Mandible - Holotype.jpg|Hyotherium lacaillei Left Mandible - Holotype MHNT Hyotherium soemmeringi.JPG|Hyotherium soemmeringi jaw
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