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Protovis himalayensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Bovidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Artiodactyla

Subfamily
  
Caprinae

Similar
  
Even‑toed ungulate, Pseudois, Argali

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.

References

Protovis himalayensis Wikipedia