Tragoportax macedoniensis Bouvrain 1988 (antelope)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae

Originally named as a subspecies, Tragoportax gaudryi macedoniensis

Full reference: G. Bouvrain. 1988. Les Tragoportax (Bovidae, Mammalia) des gisements du Miocène supérieur de Dityko (Macédoine, Grèce). Annales de Paleontologie 74:43-63

Belongs to Tragoportax according to Bouvrain 1988

Sister taxa: Tragoportax abyssinicus, Tragoportax amalthea, Tragoportax cyrenaicus, Tragoportax gaudryi, Tragoportax rugosifrons, Tragoportax salmontanus

Type specimen: LGPUT DTK 53 , a partial skull. Its type locality is Dytiko-1, which is in the Turolian of marl/sandstone the Dytiko Formation Greece.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of Greece (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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