Progenitohyus Ducrocq et al. 1997 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Helohyidae

Full reference: S. Ducrocq, Y. Chaimanee, V. Suteethorn and J.-J. Jaeger. 1997. First discovery of Helohyidae (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) in the Late Eocene of Thailand: a possible transitional form for Anthracotheriidae. Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences Paris, Sciences de la terre et des planètes 325:367-372

Parent taxon: Helohyidae according to S. Ducrocq et al. 1997

See also Ducrocq 2019

Sister taxa: Achaenodon, Archaenodon, Discritochoerus, Dyscritochoerus, Gobiohyus, Heliosus, Helohyus, Ithygrammodon, Lophiohys, Pakkokuhyus, Parahyus

Subtaxa: Progenitohyus thailandicus

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Type: Progenitohyus thailandicus

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of Thailand (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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