Protovis Temporal range: Late Miocene-Late Pliocene[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Genus: | †Protovis |
Species: |
†P. himalayensis
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Binomial name | |
†Protovis himalayensis Wang, Li & Takeuchi, 2016 |
Protovis himalayensis is a prehistoric speciesofsheep found in latest Miocene to Late Pliocene-aged[1] strata of Himalayan Tibet in 2016.[2][3]
Protovis was found only by some fragments such as its horns. Its discovery showed that modern mountain sheep first evolved from the genus Protovis.[1]
Protovis himalayensis |
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