Miotragocerus

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Miotragocerus
Temporal range: Miocene, 10–8  Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Bovinae
Tribe: Boselaphini
Genus: Miotragocerus
Stromer, 1928
Type species
Miotragocerus monacensis
Stromer, 1928
Other species
  • M. glutenPilgrim, 1937
  • M. pannoniaeKretzoi, 1941
  • M. valenciennesiGaudry, 1861
The skeletal feature of Miotragocerus Miotragocerus skeletal.png
The skeletal feature of Miotragocerus

Miotragocerus is an extinct genus of bovid that once lived in Europe in 10 to 8 million years ago. They were most likely browsers, according to their fossilized teeth and jaw shape. [1] [2] They were likely to have lived near bodies of water, such as many antelope species today.

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References

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  2. "New fossil remains of Tragoportax and Miotragocerus".