Eotragus

Eotragus
Temporal range: Early Miocene
Eotragus sansaniensis
Scientific classification
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

Eotragus is an early bovid from 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.


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