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Protovis

Protovis himalayensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Protovis
Species: P. himalayensis
Binomial name
Protovis himalayensis
Wang, Li & Takeuchi, 2016

Protovis himalayensis is a prehistoric species of sheep found in Tibet in 2016.

Protovis was found only by some fragments such as its horns. Its discovery showed that modern mountain sheep first evolved from the genus Protovis.


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