Tavridia
| Tavridia Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Antilopinae |
| Genus: | †Tavridia |
| Species: | †T. gromovi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tavridia gromovi Vislobokova, 2023 | |
Tavridia is an extinct monotypic genus of antilopin bovid that lived in Crimea during the Early Pleistocene subepoch.
Etymology
The generic name Tavridia references Taurida Cave, the fossil site from which the type specimen of the genus hails. The specific epithet of the type species, Tavridia gromovi, honours the Russian Quaternary scientist V. I. Gromov.[1]
References
- ↑ Vislobokova, I. A. (25 August 2023). "A New Antelope Tavridia gromovi gen. et sp. nov. (Artiodactyla, Bovidae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida Cave in the Crimea". Paleontological Journal. 57 (4): 463–472. doi:10.1134/S0031030123040147. ISSN 0031-0301. Retrieved 7 June 2026 – via Springer Nature Link.