Miotragocerus
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''Miotragocerus'', also known as the European eland, is an extinct species of
antelope The term antelope is used to refer to many species of even-toed ruminant that are indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelope comprise a wastebasket taxon defined as any of numerous Old World grazing and browsing hoofed mammals ...
that once lived in Europe in 10 to 8 million years ago. They were most likely browsers, according to their fossilized teeth and jaw shape. They were likely to have lived near bodies of water, such as many antelope species today.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15041548 Fossil taxa described in 1928 Extinct mammals of Europe Bovines