Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alternative spelling: Bobcaprini
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1821. On the natural arrangement of vertebrose animals. The London Medical Repository Monthly Journal and Review 15:296-310
Parent taxon: Bovidae according to L. Alcala and J. Morales 1997
See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Calamari 2021, Gentry 2010, Gray 1821, Grubb 2001, Hassanin and Douzery 1999, Hassanin and Douzery 2003, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Mead and Taylor 2005 and Wang et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Alephis, Antilopina, Antilopinae, Antilospira, Bovinae, Brabovus, Cambayella, Camelopardalina, Capra depressa, Capra reversa, Caprina, Criotherium, Deperetia, Dorcadoryx, Dorcadoxa, Dystychoceras, Dytikodorcas, Eosyncerus, Euceratherium, Gallogoral, Gangraia, 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, Pliotragus, 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: Aragoral Benicerus Damalavus Myotragus Naemorhedini Ovibovini Rupicaprini
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: Yukon collections), China (4), Ethiopia (3), France (1), Gibraltar (1), Greece (3), Italy (2), Kenya (3), Portugal (1), the Russian Federation (2), South Africa (2), Spain (11), United States (5: California, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia)
• Villafranchian of Greece (1), Spain (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of China (1), Hungary (1), India (1), Italy (2), South Africa (1), Spain (1)
• Pliocene of Armenia (2), Italy (1), Kenya (1), South Africa (3), Spain (2)
• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (1)
• Miocene to Pleistocene of Spain (1)
• Miocene of Algeria (2), Iraq (1), Spain (1)
Total: 64 collections including 69 occurrences