Palaeotragus decipiens

''Palaeotragus'' ("ancient goat") is a genus of very large, primitive, okapi-like giraffids from the Miocene of Africa and Eurasia.

''Palaeotragus primaevus'' is the older species, being found in early to mid-Miocene strata, while ''P. germaini'' is found in Late Miocene strata. ''P. primaevus'' is distinguished from ''P. germaini'' by the lack of ossicones. It was also the smaller species, being a little under at the shoulders. ''P. germaini'' had a pair of ossicones, and in life, it would have resembled either a short-necked, tall giraffe, or a gargantuan okapi.

Species

The genus consists of the following species:

* '' Palaeotragus decipiens''
* '' Palaeotragus germaini''
* '' Palaeotragus microdon''
* '' Palaeotragus primaevus''
* '' Palaeotragus quadricornis''
* '' Palaeotragus. rouenii''

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Miocene mammals of Europe
Prehistoric giraffes
Miocene even-toed ungulates
Miocene genus extinctions
Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera
Miocene mammals of Asia
Miocene mammals of Africa
Fossil taxa described in 1861

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