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Extinct genus of mammals

Hyotherium Temporal range: Oligocene–Miocene

Hyotherium major skull, MNHN
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Suidae
Subfamily:	†Hyotheriinae
Genus:	†Hyotherium von Meyer, 1834
Type species
†Hyotherium soemmeringi von Meyer, 1834
Species
H. meissneri H. major H. shanwangense H. soemmeringi

Hyotherium 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.

References

Lydekker, R. (1887). "Description of a Jaw of Hyotherium, from the Pliocene of India". Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. 43 (1–4): 19–99. doi:10.1144/GSL.JGS.1887.043.01-04.05. S2CID 129795498.

Genera of peccaries, pigs and their extinct allies

†Doliochoerinae	Barberahyus Doliochoerus Pecarichoerus Taucanamo
†Orycterochoerinae	Bransatochoerus Lorancahyus Orycterochoerus

†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

Taxon identifiers
Hyotherium	Wikidata: Q5957146 Paleobiology Database: 42391

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