†Bos platyrhinus Lydekker 1878 (ox)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1878. Crania of ruminants from the Indian Tertiaries. Palaeontologia Indica 10(1):88-171
Belongs to Bos according to R. Lydekker 1878
Sister taxa: Bos (Bibos), Bos (Bos), Bos (Urus), Bos acutifrons, Bos bison, Bos bubaloides, Bos caffer, Bos chinensis, Bos frontalis, Bos gaurus, Bos grunniens, Bos indicus, Bos javanicus, Bos makapaani, Bos mutus, Bos namadicus, Bos palaethiopicus, Bos planifrons, Bos primigenius, Bos sauveli, Bos taurus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Kangra, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in India
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Kangra
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