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Eotragus

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Eotragus
Temporal range: Early Miocene
Eotragus sansaniensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Bovinae
Tribe: Boselaphini
Genus: Eotragus
Pilgrim, 1939
Species
  • E. sansaniensis
  • E. cristatus
  • E. halamagaiensis
  • E. noyei
  • E. artenensis
Horns
Comparative scale between Eotragus and a domestic cat

Eotragus is an extinct genus of early bovid. Species belonging to the genus inhabited Europe, Africa, and Asia during the Miocene some 20-18 million years ago. It is related to the modern nilgai and four-horned antelope. It was small and probably lived in woodland environments.

Palaeoecology

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E. lampangensis, based on carbon isotope studies, inhabited habitats intermediate between forest and grassland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Suraprasit, Kantapon (17 June 2013). "Middle Miocene Bovidae from Mae Moh Basin, Northern Thailand: the first record of the genus Eotragus from Southeast Asia". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi:10.4202/app.2012.0061. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via BioOne Digital Library.
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