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
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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 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

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  1. ^ a b c 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.