Lyrocerus

Lyrocerus; Temporal range: Neogene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Caprinae
Genus:	† Lyrocerus ; Teilhard de Jardin and Trassaert, 1938
Species
	Lyrocerus sata

Last updated May 24, 2025

Lyrocerus is an extinct genus of caprine bovid that inhabited Eurasia during the Neogene period.

Distribution

Lyrocerus sata is known from China, where it was a member of the Mazegou Fauna.^[1]

References

↑ Qiu, Zhanxiang; Qiu, Zhuding (June 1995). "Chronological sequence and subdivision of Chinese Neogene mammalian faunas" . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . 116 (1–2): 41–70. doi:10.1016/0031-0182(94)00095-P . Retrieved 7 October 2024– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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[1] Qiu, Zhanxiang; Qiu, Zhuding (June 1995). "Chronological sequence and subdivision of Chinese Neogene mammalian faunas" . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . 116 (1–2): 41–70. doi:10.1016/0031-0182(94)00095-P . Retrieved 7 October 2024– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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