Sinohyus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of mammal}}

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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|5.332|3.200}}

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| genus = Sinohyus

| parent_authority = Koenigswald, 1963

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| authority = Koenigswald, 1963

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Sinohyus was a genus of ground dwelling omnivorous even toed ungulates that existed in Asia during the Pliocene.{{Cite web|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=42414|title=Fossilworks: Sinohyus|website=fossilworks.org|access-date=17 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/24184601/overview|title=Sinohyus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life|website=Encyclopedia of Life|language=en|access-date=2017-03-03}}

Originally classified in the genus Sus, its teeth were considered distinct enough for it to be placed in its own genus.{{cite book |title=Proceedings Physical Sciences. Ser. B · Volumes 66-67 |date=1963 |publisher=Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde}}