Lyrocerus

Lyrocerus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: †
Teilhard de Jardin and Trassaert, 1938
Species

Lyrocerus sata

Lyrocerus is an extinct genus of caprine bovid that inhabited Eurasia during the Neogene period.

Distribution

Lyrocerus sata is known from China, where it was a member of the Mazegou Fauna.[1]

References

  1. ^ Qiu, Zhanxiang; Qiu, Zhuding (June 1995). "Chronological sequence and subdivision of Chinese Neogene mammalian faunas". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 116 (1–2): 41–70. doi:10.1016/0031-0182(94)00095-P. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.


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