Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Full reference: X. Wang, Q. Li, and G. T. Takeuchi. 2016. Out of Tibet: an early sheep from the Pliocene of Tibet, Protovis himalayensis, genus and species nov. (Bovidae, Caprini), and origin of Ice Age mountain sheep. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(5):e1169190
Belongs to Protovis according to X. Wang et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V18928, a partial skull (nearly complete male left and right horncores). Its type locality is Guanjingtai, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene terrestrial horizon in China.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Pliocene of China (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of China (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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