Xenohyus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of mammals}}

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| genus = Xenohyus

| parent_authority = Ginsburg, 1980

| species = venitor

| authority = Ginsburg, 1980

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Xenohyus was an extinct genus of suids that existed during the Miocene in Europe. {{Cite web|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=42419|title=Fossilworks: Xenohyus|website=fossilworks.org|access-date=17 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/24184768/overview|title=Xenohyus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life|website=Encyclopedia of Life|language=en|access-date=2017-03-05}}

It showed many similarities to peccaries rather than modern pigs.

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Category:Prehistoric Suidae

Category:Miocene mammals of Asia

Category:Miocene Artiodactyla

Category:Monotypic prehistoric Artiodactyla genera

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