Miotragocerus

Miotragocerus Temporal range: Miocene, 12–8  Ma 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:	Bovinae
Tribe:	† Tragoportacini
Genus:	† Miotragocerus Stromer, 1928
Type species
†Miotragocerus monacensis Stromer, 1928
Other species
†M. glutenPilgrim, 1937 †M. pannoniaeKretzoi, 1941 †M. valenciennesiGaudry, 1861

Skeletal reconstruction of Miotragocerus

Miotragocerus is an extinct genus of bovine bovid native to Eurasia during the latter part of the Miocene epoch, from around 13 to 6 million years ago, spanning from Europe to China. ^[1]

Taxonomy

The placement of Miotragocerus is disputed. Some studies have considered it a member of the living antelope tribe Boselaphini, ^[2] with others have placed it in the extinct tribe Tragoportacini. ^[1] A 2021 phylogenetic analysis considered it to be a basal member of the tribe Bovini, and the closest known relative to the possibly extinct saola (Pseudoryx). ^[3]

Description

M. gluten possessed teeth that were brachydont to sub-hypsodont in their morphology. ^[4]

Ecology

Dental microwear of Miotragocerus gaudryi from the Late Miocene of Bulgaria suggests that it was a leaf browser. ^[5]

References

1. Shi, Qin-Qin; Zhang, Zhao-Qun (January 2023). "New material of Miotragocerus (Bovidae, Artiodactyla) from northern China and its systematic implications". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 21 (1). doi:10.1080/14772019.2023.2194891. ISSN   1477-2019.
2. Hartung, Josephina; Lechner, Thomas; Böhme, Madelaine (2020-12-18). "New cranial material of Miotragocerus monacensis (Mammalia: Bovidae) from the late Miocene hominid locality Hammerschmiede (Germany)". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 298 (3): 269–284. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2020/0948. ISSN   0077-7749.
3. Calamari, Zachary T. (June 2021). "Total Evidence Phylogenetic Analysis Supports New Morphological Synapomorphies for Bovidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla)". American Museum Novitates (3970): 1–38. doi:10.1206/3970.1. hdl: 2246/7267 . ISSN   0003-0082. S2CID   235441087. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
4. Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan; Aftab, Kiran; Shadab, Muhammad; Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan; Khan, Muhammad A.; Dr. Abu Bakr Fossil Display & Research Centre, Institute of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan; Hussain, Mubashar; Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan; Babar, Muhammad A.; Department of Zoology, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan; Abbas, Syed G.; Department of Zoology, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Pakistan; Malik, Muhammad F.; Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan; Iqbal, Riffat (2021-11-11). "New fossils of Miotragocerus gluten from the Lower Siwaliks, Pakistan". Kuwait Journal of Science. doi: 10.48129/kjs.15777 .
5. Merceron, Gildas; Zazzo, Antoine; Spassov, Nikolaï; Geraads, Denis; Kovachev, Dimitar (November 2006). "Bovid paleoecology and paleoenvironments from the Late Miocene of Bulgaria: Evidence from dental microwear and stable isotopes". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 241 (3–4): 637–654. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.05.005.