| Protragocerus Temporal range: Late Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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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]
- ^ "Protragocerus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ "Kipsigicerus". Biolib.
- ^ Bubenik, Anthony B. (2012). Horns, Pronghorns, and Antlers: Evolution, Morphology, Physiology, and Social Significance. Springer New York. p. 202. ISBN 9781461389668.