Tragoportax Pilgrim 1937 (antelope)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae

Parent taxon: Bovidae according to D. S. Kostopoulos 2016

See also Böhme et al. 2017, Carroll 1988, Geraads 2017, Kostopoulos 2009, Theodorou et al. 2003 and Tsoukala et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Alephis, Antilopina, Antilopinae, Antilospira, Austroportax, Bison, Bootherium, Bovinae, Brabovus, Cambayella, Camelopardalina, Capra depressa, Capra reversa, Caprina, Caprinae, Criotherium, Deperetia, Dorcadoryx, Dorcadoxa, Dystychoceras, Dytikodorcas, Eosyncerus, Euceratherium, Gallogoral, Gazella, Gazellospira, Gentrytragus, Gobiocerus, Grevenobos, Hanhaicerus, Helicoportax, Helicotragus, Hemibos, Hemistrepsiceros, Hesperidoceras, Hezhengia, Hippotraginae, Hypsodontinae, Kabulicornis, Kobikeryx, Kubanotragus, Leptobos, Leptotragus, Liops, Lyrocerus, Majoreas, Megalovis, Mesembriacerus, Mesembriportax, Microtragus, Miotragocerus, Moschiola, Namacerus, Nisidorcas, Oiocerini, Olonbulukia, Oreamnos, Oreonager, Orygotherium, Pachygazella, Pachyportax, Pachytragus, Palaeoreas, Palaeoryx, Paraprotoryx, Paratragocerus, Parurmiatherium, Peleinae, Perimia, Platybos, Pliotragus, Praeovibos, Proamphibos, Procamptoceras, Procobus, Prodamaliscus, Proleptobos, Prosinotragus, Prostrepsiceros, Protoryx, Protragelaphus, Protragocerus, Pseudobos, Pseudoeotragus, Pseudotragus, Pultiphagonides, Qurliqnoria, Rhynchotragus, Rhynotragus, Ruticeros, Saiga, Samokeros, Selenoportax, Shensispira, Sinoreas, Sinoryx, Sinotragus, Sivacapra, Sivaceros, Sivaportax, Sivatragus, Sivoryx, Skoufotragus, Soergelia, Spirocerus, Sporadotragus, Strepsiportax, Strogulognathus, Tchaltacerus, Tethytragus, Toribos, Torticornis, Tossunnoria, Tragelaphinae, Tragocerus, Tragoreas, Tragospira, Tsaidamotherium, Turritragus, Urmiatheriinae, Wellsiana

Subtaxa: Tragoportax abyssinicus Tragoportax amalthea Tragoportax cyrenaicus Tragoportax gaudryi Tragoportax macedoniensis Tragoportax rugosifrons Tragoportax salmontanus

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Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Kenya (1 collection), South Africa (1)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Ethiopia (1), Kenya (2)

• Miocene of Bulgaria (6), Greece (24), India (1), Kenya (1), Moldova (1), Pakistan (2), Spain (2), Turkey (4)

Total: 46 collections including 54 occurrences

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