Paraprotoryx
Extinct genus of mammals
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Paraprotoryx was a genus of caprine bovid that lived during the Miocene epoch.
| Paraprotoryx Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | †Paraprotoryx Bohlin, 1935 |
| Species: | †P. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| †Paraprotoryx minor Bohlin, 1935 | |
Geographic range
Fossilised remains of the species Paraprotoryx minor have been found in China, where it was a member of the Baode Fauna.[1]
