Afrotragulus

Afrotragulus moruorotensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Traguloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Cladus: Ferungulata Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Ruminantia Superfamilia: Traguloidea

Familia: Tragulidae
Genus: †Afrotragulus
Species: †A. moruorotensis – †A. parvus

Name

Afrotragulus Sánchez, Quiralte, Morales & Pickford, 2009

Type species: Dorcatherium moruorotensis Pickford, 2001, by original designation

References

Primary references

• Sánchez, I.M., Quiralte, V., Morales, J. & Pickford, M. "2010" [2009]. A new genus of tragulid ruminant from the early Miocene of Kenya. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 55(2): 177–187. DOI: 10.4202/app.2009.0087 ResearchGate Reference page. 

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