Afrotragulus
Afrotragulus Temporal range:
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A. moruorotensis mandible | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Tragulidae |
Genus: | †Afrotragulus Sánchez et al., 2010 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Dorcatherium moruorotensis |
Afrotragulus is an extinct genus of tragulid ruminant which existed in Kenya during the early Miocene period.[1] It contains the species Afrotragulus moruorotensis and Afrotragulus parvus, formerly classified in genus Dorcatherium.
References[]
- ^ Israel M. Sánchez; Victoria Quiralte; Jorge Morales; Martin Pickford (2010). "A new genus of tragulid ruminant from the early Miocene of Kenya" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 55 (2): 177–187. doi:10.4202/app.2009.0087.
Categories:
- Chevrotains
- Miocene even-toed ungulates
- Fossil taxa described in 2010
- Miocene mammals of Africa
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate stubs