Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Synonyms: Bos praeafricanus Arambourg 1979, Pelorovis praeafricanus Arambourg 1979
Full reference: C. Arambourg. 1979. Vertébrés villafranchiens d’Afrique du Nord (Artiodactyles, Carnivores, Primates, Reptiles, Oiseaux). 1-141
Belongs to Bos according to D. Geraads et al. 2004
See also Arambourg 1979, Chaid-Saoudi et al. 2006 and Gentry 2010
Sister taxa: Bos acutifrons, Bos caffer, Bos chinensis, Bos frontalis, Bos gaurus, Bos grunniens, Bos indicus, Bos javanicus, Bos makapaani, Bos namadicus, Bos palaethiopicus, Bos planifrons, Bos platyrhinus, Bos primigenius, Bos sauveli, Bos taurus
Type specimens:
- Bos bubaloides: No. 1952-9:1, a partial skull (horn fragment). Its type locality is Aïn Hanech, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Algeria.
- Bos praeafricanus: No. 1952-9:53, a partial skull (posterior part of the skull). Its type locality is Aïn Hanech, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Algeria.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Algeria (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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