Eotragus
Sign in to saveEotragus is an extinct genus of early bovid. Members of this genus had a wide range inhabiting Europe, Africa, and Asia during the Miocene around 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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- Discovery
- Distribution
- Asia
- China
- Africa
- Taxonomy
- Evolutionary history
- Description
- ''Eotragus'' ''artenensis''
- ''Eotragus clavatus''
- Eotragus ''haplodon''
- Eotragus ''lampangensis''
- ''Eotragus minus''
- Eotragus ''noyei''
- Palaeoecology
- References
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Eotragus is an extinct genus of early bovid. Members of this genus had a wide range inhabiting Europe, Africa, and Asia during the Miocene around 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.
== Discovery == E. sansaniensis was first described in 1851 by Édouard Lartet, after fossil remains including teeth and a partial skull were unearthed from the Sansan paleontological site southwestern France. It was initially assigned the scientific name Antilope sansaniensis, before later being assigned to the new genus Eotragus once it was understood to be an early bovid.