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Simojovelhyus
Taxonomy
Simojovelhyus was named by Ferrusquía-Villafranca (2006). It is not extant. Its type is Simojovelhyus pocitosense.
It was assigned to Helohyidae by Ferrusquía-Villafranca (2006) and Foss (2007); and to Tayassuidae by Prothero et al. (2013) and Prothero (2021).
It was assigned to Helohyidae by Ferrusquía-Villafranca (2006) and Foss (2007); and to Tayassuidae by Prothero et al. (2013) and Prothero (2021).
Species
S. pocitosense (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Simojovelhyus Ferrusquía-Villafranca p. 993 |
| 2007 | Simojovelhyus Foss p. 87 |
| 2013 | Simojovelhyus Prothero et al. p. 993 |
| 2021 | Simojovelhyus Prothero p. 8 |
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G. †Simojovelhyus Ferrusquía-Villafranca 2006
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†Simojovelhyus pocitosense Ferrusquía-Villafranca 2006
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| I. Ferrusquía-Villafranca 2006 | As for the only known species, Simojovelhyus pocitosense below. [Differs (Fig. 4) from other helohyidsin having molars with a tiny paraconid, and a unique combina-tion of cristids and cuspulids as follows. Cristids: paracristid, an-teromesocristid (neomorphic), and anterolingualcristid (neo-morphic) on the trigonid anterior slope, cristid obliqua (short toremnant), and a robust postcristid in the talonid. Cuspulids (small, accessory): mesoconulid, hypoconulid (large and blunt in m3), postmesoconulid (neomorphic), and pseudohypoconulid (neomorphic).] |