†Capra perimensis Lydekker 1878 (goat)
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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 Capra according to R. Lydekker 1878
Sister taxa: Capra aegagrus, Capra caucasica, Capra cylindricornis, Capra falconeri, Capra hircus, Capra ibex, Capra nubiana, Capra primaeva, Capra pyrenaica, Capra sibirica, Capra sivalensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Perim Island, which is in a Tortonian terrestrial horizon in the Piram Conglomerate Formation of India
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Perim Island
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