Raphicerus paralius
| Raphicerus paralius Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Antilopinae |
| Genus: | Raphicerus |
| Species: | †R. paralius |
| Binomial name | |
| †Raphicerus paralius Gentry, 1980 | |
Raphicerus paralius is an extinct species of bovid belonging to the genus Raphicerus that lived in the Pliocene epoch.
Palaeoecology
Dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) performed on R. paralius specimens from the Zanclean site of Langebaanweg denotes that this species was a browsing herbivore. However, only two samples were included in the study, so the authors note that the study's conclusions should be interpreted accordingly.[1]
References
- ↑ Ungar, Peter Stuart; Merceron, Gildas; Scott, Robert S. (June 28, 2007). "Dental Microwear Texture Analysis of Varswater Bovids and Early Pliocene Paleoenvironments of Langebaanweg, Western Cape Province, South Africa". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 14 (3): 163–181. doi:10.1007/s10914-007-9050-x. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.