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Extinct genus of mammals

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

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

References

  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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Taxon identifiers
Eotragus


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