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Extinct genus of mammals

Protoryx
Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: †Protoryx
Forsyth Major, 1891

Protoryx is an extinct genus of goat-antelope. A new species, P. tuvaensis, was described by E. L. Dmitrieva and N. V. Serdyuk in 2011, from Russia.

References

  1. E. L. Dmitrieva and N. V. Serdyuk (2011). "Hippotraginae (Bovidae, Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Tuva". Paleontological Journal 45 (6): 665–673. doi:10.1134/S0031030111060050.
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Protoryx


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