Eotragus
Extinct genus of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Extinct genus of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Eotragus Temporal range: Early Miocene | |
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| Eotragus sansaniensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Bovinae |
| Tribe: | Boselaphini |
| Genus: | †Eotragus Pilgrim, 1939 |
| Species | |
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E. lampangensis, based on carbon isotope studies, inhabited habitats intermediate between forest and grassland.[1]
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