Gallogoral
Extinct genus of caprine bovid
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Gallogoral is an extinct genus of caprine bovid that lived in Europe during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.
| Gallogoral Temporal range: Pliocene-Pleistocene | |
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| Fossil of Gallogoral meneghinii at Natural History Museum of Basel | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | †Gallogoral Guérin, 1965 |
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Geographic range
Palaeoecology
Fossil remains from Coste San Giacomo, dating to about 2.1 Ma, show G. meneghinii to have been a mixed feeder.[9][10] However, remains from the site of Olivola dating to around the time of the Gelasian-Calabrian transition instead suggest that G. meneghinii was a grazer, as evidenced by its dental wear showing signs of heavy consumption of grass, grit, and dust. It had a preference for mountainous habitats.[11]
