Protragocerus

Protragocerus
Temporal range: Late Miocene 13.650–11.608 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Bovinae
Tribe: Boselaphini
Genus: Protragocerus
Depéret, 1887
Type species
Protragocerus chantrei
Depéret, 1887
Species
  • P. chantrei
  • P. gluten

Protragocerus is an extinct genus of antelope from the late Serravallian Age (around 13 to 11 million years ago) of the Miocene Epoch. Fossils of the genus have been found in France, India, and Saudi Arabia. It is classified under the tribe Boselaphini, subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. The genus was first established by the French paleontologist Charles Depéret in 1887.[1]

One former species, Protragocerus labidotus of Kenya, has been reclassified in its own genus, Kipsigicerus.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Protragocerus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Kipsigicerus". Biolib.
  3. ^ Bubenik, Anthony B. (2012). Horns, Pronghorns, and Antlers: Evolution, Morphology, Physiology, and Social Significance. Springer New York. p. 202. ISBN 9781461389668.