Bos platyrhinus Lydekker 1878 (ox)

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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