Tragoportacini
{{Short description|Extinct tribe of mammals}}
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| fossil_range = Miocene–Pliocene
{{Fossilrange|11.1|4.9}}
| image = Tragoceros amaltheus.jpg
| taxon = Tragoportacini
| authority = Bibi et al., 2009
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision = * {{extinct}}Austroportax
- {{extinct}}Kipsigicerus
- {{extinct}}Miotragocerus
- {{extinct}}Protragocerus
- {{extinct}}Strepsiportax
- {{extinct}}Tragoportax
}}
Tragoportacini is a tribe of extinct bovines that first appeared during the Late Miocene and persisted into the Early Pliocene.
Classification
Tragoportacini is a tribe of Bovinae, closely related to Boselaphini, a tribe consisting of the extant nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) and four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis). Originally, tragoportacines were classified within Boselaphinae, though in 2009 they were split off into a tribe of their own.Bibi, Faysal, Bukhsianidze, Maia, Gentry, Alan W., Geraads, Denis, Kostopoulos, Dimitris S., and Vrba, Elisabeth S., 2009. The Fossil Record and Evolution of Bovidae: State of the Field. Palaeontologia Electronica Vol. 12, Issue 3; 10A: 11p; http://palaeo-electronica.org/2009_3/169/index.html The tribe consists of six genera: Austroportax, Kipsigicerus, Miotragocerus, Protragocerus, Strepsiportax and Tragoportax.
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