Protovis

Not to be confused with Protoavis.

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 Temporal range: Late Miocene-Late Pliocene[1]
Scientific classification
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]