Indohyus

Indohyus
Temporal range: Ypresian, 50–48 Ma
Life restoration of Indohyus major
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Raoellidae
Genus: Indohyus
Rao, 1971
Species
  • I. indirae
  • I. major

Indohyus (Meaning "India's pig" from the Greek words Indos, "from India" and hûs, "pig") is an extinct genus of digitigrade even-toed ungulates known from Eocene fossils in Asia. This small chevrotain-like animal found in the Himalayas is one of the earliest known non-cetacean ancestors of whales.[1]

  1. ^ Bajpai, S; Thewissen, JG; and Sahni, A (November 2009). "The origin and early evolution of whales: macroevolution documented on the Indian subcontinent". J Biosci. 34 (5): 673–86. doi:10.1007/s12038-009-0060-0. OCLC 565869881. PMID 20009264. S2CID 28232300. Archived from the original on 2017-05-04.