Tragoportacini

Tragoportacini
Temporal range: Miocene–Pliocene
11.1–4.9 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Bovinae
Tribe: †Tragoportacini
Bibi et al., 2009
Genera

Tragoportacini is a tribe of extinct bovines that first appeared during the Late Miocene and persisted into the Early Pliocene.

Classification

Tragoportacini is a tribe of Bovinae, closely related to Boselaphini, a tribe consisting of the extant nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) and four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis). Originally, tragoportacines were classified within Boselaphinae, though in 2009 they were split off into a tribe of their own.[1] The tribe consists of six genera: Austroportax, Kipsigicerus, Miotragocerus, Protragocerus, Strepsiportax and Tragoportax.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bibi, Faysal, Bukhsianidze, Maia, Gentry, Alan W., Geraads, Denis, Kostopoulos, Dimitris S., and Vrba, Elisabeth S., 2009. The Fossil Record and Evolution of Bovidae: State of the Field. Palaeontologia Electronica Vol. 12, Issue 3; 10A: 11p; http://palaeo-electronica.org/2009_3/169/index.html
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