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''Afrotragulus'' is an extinct genus of tragulid ruminant which existed in
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during the early
Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recen ...
period. It contains the species ''Afrotragulus moruorotensis'' and ''Afrotragulus parvus'', formerly classified in genus ''
Dorcatherium ''Dorcatherium'' is an extinct genus of tragulid ruminant which existed in Europe, East Africa and the Siwaliks during the Miocene and Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5 ...
,'' as well as ''A. akhtari, A. megalomilos'', and ''A. moralesi''.


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Chevrotains Miocene even-toed ungulates Fossil taxa described in 2010 Miocene mammals of Africa Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera {{paleo-eventoedungulate-stub