Budorcas Churcheri
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''Budorcas churcheri'' is an extinct species of takin that lived in the Pliocene of Ethiopia. Its remains were found in the Hadar Formation. While the living takin is endemic to the region of Tibet, the presence of ''B. churcheri'' in the African continent confirms that genus was far more widespread in the past. The species was named in honor of the distinguished Canadian palaeontologist, C.S. "Rufus" Churcher, by Alan Gentry.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q108414966 Prehistoric Artiodactyla Pliocene Artiodactyla Prehistoric bovids Pliocene mammals of Africa Mammals described in 1996