Shilinhyus

Shilinhyus
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Superfamily: †Dichobunoidea
Genus: †Shilinhyus
Species:
†S. chowi
Binomial name
†Shilinhyus chowi
Wang et. al., 2024

Shilinhyus is an extinct genus of dichobunoid artiodactyl that inhabited Yunnan during the Eocene epoch. It is a monotypic taxon that contains a single species, Shilinhyus chowi.[1]

References

  1. ^ Wang, Shi-Qi; Ji, Xue-Ping; Zhang, Chun-Xia; Wang, Yi; Chen, Guang-Ya; Hu, Zhi-Guang; Yang, Hui-Fang (26 August 2024). "A new dichobunoid artiodactyl from the middle Eocene of Yunnan, China". Palaeoworld: 100874. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2024.100874. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.