| Protovis himalayensis Temporal range: Pliocene – Miocene | |
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| An artist's illustration of Protovis himalayensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | †Protovis Wang, Li & Takeuchi, 2016 |
| Species: | †P. himalayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Protovis himalayensis Wang, Li & Takeuchi, 2016 | |
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.