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Miotragocerus

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Miotragocerus
Temporal range: Miocene, 12–8 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this 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. gluten Pilgrim, 1937
  • M. pannoniae Kretzoi, 1941
  • M. valenciennesi Gaudry, 1861
The skeletal feature of Miotragocerus

Miotragocerus is an extinct genus of bovine bovid that once lived in Europe in 12 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.

Description

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M. gluten possessed teeth that were brachydont to sub-hypsodont in their morphology.[3]

References

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  1. ^ D. S. Kostopoulos. 2016. Artiodactyla - Palaeontology of the upper Miocene vertebrate localities of Nikiti (Chalkidiki Peninsula, Macedonia, Greece). Geobios 49:119-234 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]
  2. ^ "New fossil remains of Tragoportax and Miotragocerus".
  3. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)