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
Sister taxa: Alephis, Antilopina, Antilopinae, Antilospira, Bovinae, Brabovus, Cambayella, Camelopardalina, Capra depressa, Capra reversa, Caprina, Caprotragoides, 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, 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: none
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