''Soergelia'' is a
genus
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of
extinct
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ovibovine
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caprine that was common across
Europe
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,
North America
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and
Asia
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in the
Pleistocene
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epoch.
Species
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include:
* ''
Soergelia brigittae
''Soergelia'' is a genus of extinct ovibovine caprine that was common across Europe, North America and Asia in the Pleistocene epoch.
Species include:
* '' Soergelia brigittae''
* ''Soergelia minor'' . Found in Italy.
* ''Soergelia interm ...
''
* ''
Soergelia minor
''Soergelia'' is a genus of extinct ovibovine caprine that was common across Europe, North America and Asia in the Pleistocene epoch.
Species include:
* '' Soergelia brigittae''
* '' Soergelia minor'' . Found in Italy.
* '' Soergelia inte ...
'' . Found in Italy.
* ''
Soergelia intermedia
''Soergelia'' is a genus of extinct ovibovine caprine that was common across Europe, North America and Asia in the Pleistocene epoch.
Species include:
* '' Soergelia brigittae''
* ''Soergelia minor'' . Found in Italy.
* '' Soergelia inter ...
'' . Found in Macedonia.
* ''
Soergelia elisabethae
''Soergelia'' is a genus of extinct ovibovine caprine that was common across Europe, North America and Asia in the Pleistocene epoch.
Species include:
* '' Soergelia brigittae''
* ''Soergelia minor'' . Found in Italy.
* '' Soergelia inter ...
''
* ''
Soergelia mayfieldi
''Soergelia'' is a genus of extinct ovibovine caprine that was common across Europe, North America and Asia in the Pleistocene epoch.
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organi ...
''
References
Prehistoric bovids
Prehistoric mammals of North America
Pleistocene even-toed ungulates
Pleistocene genus extinctions
Fossil taxa described in 1951
Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera
Prehistoric mammals of Asia
Prehistoric mammals of Europe
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