Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Synonym: Hesperoceras Villalta and Crusafont Pairó 1956
Parent taxon: Bovidae according to J. F. Villalta and M. Crusafont Pairó 1956
See also Carroll 1988 and Duvernois and Guérin 1989
Sister taxa: Alephis, Antilopina, Antilopinae, Antilospira, Bovinae, Brabovus, Cambayella, Camelopardalina, Capra depressa, Capra reversa, Caprina, Caprinae, Criotherium, Deperetia, Dorcadoryx, Dorcadoxa, Dystychoceras, Dytikodorcas, Eosyncerus, Euceratherium, Gallogoral, Gazellospira, Gentrytragus, Gobiocerus, Grevenobos, Hanhaicerus, Helicoportax, Helicotragus, Hemibos, Hemistrepsiceros, Hesperidoceras, Hezhengia, Hippotraginae, Hypsodontinae, Kabulicornis, Kobikeryx, Kubanotragus, Leptobos, Leptotragus, Linxiatragus, Liops, Lyrocerus, Majoreas, Megalovis, Mesembriacerus, Mesembriportax, Microtragus, Namacerus, Nesotragus, Nisidorcas, Oiocerini, Olonbulukia, Oreonager, Orygotherium, Pachygazella, Pachyportax, Pachytragus, Palaeoreas, Palaeoryx, Paraprotoryx, Paratragocerus, Parurmiatherium, Peleinae, Perimia, Platybos, Praeovibos, Proamphibos, Procamptoceras, Procobus, Prodamaliscus, Proleptobos, Prosinotragus, Prostrepsiceros, Protoryx, Protragelaphus, Pseudobos, Pseudoeotragus, Pseudotragus, Pultiphagonides, Qurliqnoria, Rhynchotragus, Rhynotragus, Ruticeros, 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: Pliotragus ardeus
Type: Antilope ardea
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (1 collection), Romania (1), Spain (1)
• MN 16 of France (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Bulgaria (1), France (1)
• Pliocene of Romania (2), Spain (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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