Afrotragulus

Afrotragulus
Temporal range: Early Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Ruminantia
Family: Tragulidae
Genus: Afrotragulus
Sánchez et al., 2010
Species
  • A. moruorotensis Pickford et al., 2001 (type)
  • A. parvus Withworth et al., 1958
Synonyms

Dorcatherium moruorotensis
Dorcatherium parvus

Afrotragulus is an extinct genus of tragulid ruminant which existed in Kenya during the early Miocene period.[1] It contains the species Afrotragulus moruorotensis and Afrotragulus parvus, formerly classified in genus Dorcatherium.

References

  1. ↑ Israel M. Sánchez; Victoria Quiralte; Jorge Morales; Martin Pickford (2010). "A new genus of tragulid ruminant from the early Miocene of Kenya" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 55 (2): 177–187. doi:10.4202/app.2009.0087.