†Linxiatragus dengi Wang et al. 2023 (antelope)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Full reference: S. Wang, J. Sun, C. Li, S. Li, J. Fu, Q. Jiangzuo, L. Xing and R. Yang. 2023. Discovery of a fossil dwarf antelope outside of Africa and its implications for the late Miocene ecosystem in the northeast margin of the Tibetan Plateau. Gondwana Research 113(78):102-115
Belongs to Linxiatragus according to S. Wang et al. 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: HMV 2009, a skull (a nearly complete skull (cranium and paired lower jaws), with associated atlas, axis and part of cervical vertebrate)
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Houshan (Miocene of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.