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    Xenohyus

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    Xenohyus
    Temporal range: 20.43–15.97 Ma
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    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

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