Afrotragulus

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]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Infraclass:Placentalia

Order:Artiodactyla

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Afrotragulus Temporal range: Early Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
A. moruorotensis mandible
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Placentalia
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

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