| Tragoportacini Temporal range: Miocene–Pliocene 11.1–4.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Bovinae |
| Tribe: | †Tragoportacini Bibi et al., 2009 |
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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. The tribe consists of six genera: Austroportax, Kipsigicerus, Miotragocerus, Protragocerus, Strepsiportax and Tragoportax.
References
- ^ 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
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