Protovis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wang, Xiaoming; Li, Qiang; Takeuchi, Gary T. (2016-09-02). "Out of Tibet: an early sheep from the Pliocene of Tibet, Protovis himalayensis, genus and species nov. (Bovidae, Caprini), and origin of Ice Age mountain sheep". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (5): e1169190. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1169190. ISSN 0272-4634.
  2. "New species from the Pliocene of Tibet reveals origin of ice age mountain sheep". Science Daily. May 11, 2016.
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. "New species from the Pliocene of Tibet reveals origin of Ice Age mountain sheep". phys.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.


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