Aragoral
| Aragoral Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | † Alcala & Morales, 1997 |
| Species: | †A. mudejar |
| Binomial name | |
| †Aragoral mudejar Alcala & Morales, 1997 | |
Aragoral is an extinct genus of caprine bovid that inhabited the Iberian Peninsula during the Late Miocene.
Taxonomy
Aragoral is a monospecific genus containing the species Aragoral mudejar and is believed to be closely related to primitive members of the Hippotraginae-Caprinae group.[1]
References
- ^ Alcalá, Luis; Morales, Jorge (June 1997). "A primitive caprine from the Upper Vallesian of La Roma 2 (Alfambra, Teruel, Aragon, Spain)". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIA - Earth and Planetary Science. 324 (11): 947–953. doi:10.1016/S1251-8050(97)82509-8. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.