''Sinohyus'' was a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of ground dwelling omnivorous even toed ungulates that existed in

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an ...

during the

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58Sus Sus or SUS may refer to: Places * Sus, Lachin, a village * Sus, Pune, India, a neighborhood *Sus, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, a commune *Susch, Graubünden, Switzerland, a municipality formerly called Süs People * Martin Sus (footballer ...

'', its teeth were considered distinct enough for it to be placed in its own genus.

References

Neogene mammals of Asia Fossil taxa described in 1963 Pliocene even-toed ungulates Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera Pliocene mammals of Asia Prehistoric Suidae Hippohyini {{paleo-eventoedungulate-stub