Shilinhyus Temporal range: Middle Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific 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.
References
- 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.