Protohummus
{{Short description|Extinct genus of rodents}}
{{Speciesbox
| fossil_range = Late Miocene
| genus = Protohummus
| species = dango
| authority = Kraatz et. al., 2013
}}
Protohummus is an extinct genus of thryonomyid that lived during the Late Miocene.
Distribution
Protohummus dango lived in what is now the United Arab Emirates, its fossils having been found in the Baynunah Formation.{{Cite journal |last1=Kraatz |first1=Brian P. |last2=Bibi |first2=Faysal |last3=Hill |first3=Andrew |last4=Beech |first4=Mark |date=28 April 2013 |title=A new fossil thryonomyid from the Late Miocene of the United Arab Emirates and the origin of African cane rats |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-013-1043-4 |journal=Naturwissenschaften |language=en |volume=100 |issue=5 |pages=437–449 |doi=10.1007/s00114-013-1043-4 |issn=0028-1042 |access-date=13 March 2025 |via=Springer Nature Link}}
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Category:Monotypic prehistoric mammal genera
Category:Fossil taxa described in 2013