Afrotragulus

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Afrotragulus
Temporal range: Early Miocene
File:Afrotragulus parvus.jpg
A. moruorotensis mandible
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Tragulidae
Genus: †Afrotragulus
Sánchez et al., 2010
Species
  • A. akhtari Sanchez et al. 2022
  • A. megalomilos Sanchez et al. 2022
  • A. moralesi Sanchez et al. 2022
  • A. moruorotensis Pickford et al., 2001 (type)
  • A. parvus Withworth et al., 1958
Synonyms

Dorcatherium moruorotensis
Dorcatherium parvus

File:Afrotragulus moruorotensis.jpg
Mandible of A. moruorotensis

Afrotragulus is an extinct genus of tragulid ruminant which existed in Kenya and Pakistan during the early Miocene period.[1] It contains the species Afrotragulus moruorotensis and Afrotragulus parvus, formerly classified in genus Dorcatherium, as well as A. akhtari, A. megalomilos, and A. moralesi.[2]

References

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