Hemitragus cedrensis
Extinct species of bovid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hemitragus cedrensis is an extinct species of bovid known from the Eemian of France[1][3] and the Iberian peninsula.[4]
Quick Facts Hemitragus cedrensis Temporal range: Mid - Late Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...
Hemitragus cedrensis Temporal range: Mid - Late Pleistocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Tribe: | Caprini |
Genus: | Hemitragus |
Species: | †H. cedrensis |
Binomial name | |
†Hemitragus cedrensis | |
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The other species of Hemitragus are the extinct Hemitragus bonali, also from Europe, and the living Himalayan tahr. H. cedrensis shows intermediate features between that of its two close relatives, and likely evolved from H. bonali.[1]