''Hemitragus cedrensis'' is an extinct species of
bovid
The Bovidae comprise the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and caprines. A member of this family is called a bovid. With 143 extant species and 300 known extinct species, the ...
known from the
Eemian
The Eemian (also called the last interglacial, Sangamonian, Sangamonian Stage, Ipswichian, Mikulin, Kaydaky, penultimate,NOAA - Penultimate Interglacial Period http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/global-warming/penultimate-interglacial-period Valdivia or Ri ...
of
France
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and the
Iberian peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
* eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
.
The other species of ''Hemitragus'' are the extinct ''
Hemitragus bonali
''Hemitragus bonali'', the Bonal tahr, is an extinct species of bovid from the Pleistocene of Europe and the Caucasus mountains
The Caucasus Mountains,
: pronounced
* hy, Կովկասյան լեռներ,
: pronounced
* az, Qafqaz dağ ...
'', also from
Europe
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, and the living
Himalayan tahr
The Himalayan tahr (''Hemitragus jemlahicus'') is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declini ...
. ''H. cedrensis'' shows intermediate features between that of its two close relatives, and likely evolved from ''H. bonali''.
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References
Prehistoric even-toed ungulates
Pleistocene even-toed ungulates
Prehistoric bovids
Pleistocene mammals of Europe
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