Propalaeoryx

Extinct genus of African Giraffomorpha

Propalaeoryx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyl
Family:
Climacoceratidae
Genus:
Propalaeoryx

Propalaeoryx is an extinct genus[1] of African Giraffomorpha[2] with two species currently known being Propalaeoryx austrofricanus and Propalaeoryx nyanae, both living in Namibia during the early Miocene epoch.[3]

Reference

  1. ^ Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ^ Sánchez, Israel; Morales, Jorge; López-Cantalapiedra, Juan; Pickford, Martin; Quiralte, Victoria (2018). "Propalaeoryx Stromer 1926 (Ruminantia, Pecora, Giraffomorpha) revisited:systematics and phylogeny of an African palaeomerycoid". Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia. 19: 123–131.
  3. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
Taxon identifiers
Propalaeoryx
  • Wikidata: Q123207385
  • Paleobiology Database: 374528