Hypsodontus

Hypsodontus is an extinct genus of Bovidae from subfamily Hypsodontinae. It was originally described from a single jaw fragment of its type species H. miocenicus Sokolov, 1949, found in the North Caucasus of Russia, Middle Miocene. Includes five species.^[2][1]

Hypsodontus Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	†Hypsodontinae
Genus:	†Hypsodontus Sokolov, 1949
Type species
Hypsodontus miocenicus Sokolov, 1949[1]

Characteristics

Size medium. Molars with relatively high crowns, lacking additional columns and tubercles. Second and third molars with clear outer folds on anterior margins; other margins rounded. Third molar talonid narrow.^[1]