Dorcatherium
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Tragulidae |
| Genus: | †Dorcatherium Kaup, 1833 |
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Restoration by Heinrich Harder
Dorcatherium minus jaw fragments, Natural History Museum, London
Dorcatherium is an extinct genus of tragulid ruminant which existed in Europe, East Africa and the Siwaliks during the Miocene and Pliocene.[1][2]
References
- ↑ ., U. F.; ., M. A. K.; ., M. A.; ., A. M. K. (2007). "Dorcatherium majus, a Study of Upper Dentition from the Lower and Middle Siwaliks of Pakistan". Journal of Applied Sciences. 7 (9): 1299. doi:10.3923/jas.2007.1299.1303.
- ↑ McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-231-11013-6.
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