Afrotragulus Temporal range:
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A. moruorotensis mandible | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Tragulidae |
Genus: | †
Afrotragulus Sánchez et al., 2010 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Dorcatherium moruorotensis |
Afrotragulus is an extinct genus of tragulid ruminant which existed in Kenya during the early Miocene period. [1] It contains the species Afrotragulus moruorotensis and Afrotragulus parvus, formerly classified in genus Dorcatherium, as well as A. akhtari, A. megalomilos, and A. moralesi. [2]