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INDOHYUS
(in-doe-hy-us)
meaning: "India pig"
Indohyus
Named By: Ranga Rao in 1977
Time Period: Middle Eocene
Location: India and Pakistan
Size: Around 60 centimetres long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Several specimens, some almost complete
Classification: | Chordata | Mammalia | Artiodactyla | Raoellidae |
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Indohyus ("India's pig") is a genus of extinct digitigrade artiodactyl known from Eocene fossils in Asia. This small chevrotain-like animal found in the Himalayas is a close relative of whales.

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