Eotragus
Extinct genus of mammals
| 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 |
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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.
External links
- Bovidae: Bovinae: Boselaphini
- The Paleobiology Database
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