Miotragocerus

Miotragocerus, also known as the European eland, is an extinct species of antelope that once lived in Europe in 10 to 8 million years ago. They were most likely browsers, according to their fossilized teeth and jaw shape.[1][2] They were likely to have lived near bodies of water, such as many antelope species today.

Miotragocerus
Temporal range: Miocene, 10–8 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
Bovidae
Genus:
†Miotragocerus
Stromer, 1928
Species
  • †Miotragocerus cyrenaicus
  • †Miotragocerus monacensis

References
  1. D. S. Kostopoulos. 2016. Artiodactyla - Palaeontology of the upper Miocene vertebrate localities of Nikiti (Chalkidiki Peninsula, Macedonia, Greece). Geobios 49:119-234 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]
  2. "New fossil remains of Tragoportax and Miotragocerus".
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