Pliotragus
Extinct genus of bovid
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pliotragus is an extinct genus of caprine bovid that lived in Eurasia during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.[1]
| Pliotragus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | †Pliotragus |
| Species: | †P. ardeus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pliotragus ardeus Deperet, 1883 | |
Palaeobiology
Palaeoecology
According to dental mesowear scoring, Pliotragus ardeus was a browser or browse-dominated mixed feeder; in Europe, they were likely mixed feeders while specimens from China show scores closer to browsing herbivores.[2]