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.
| Eotragus Temporal range: Early Miocene
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| Eotragus sansaniensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Bovinae |
| Tribe: | Boselaphini |
| Genus: | †Eotragus Pilgrim, 1939 |
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Palaeoecology
editE. lampangensis, based on carbon isotope studies, inhabited habitats intermediate between forest and grassland.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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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