''Soergelia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of extinct ovibovine caprine that was common across

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, North America and

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in the

Pleistocene The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed in ...

epoch.

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include: * '' Soergelia brigittae'' * ''

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'' . Found in Macedonia. * '' Soergelia elisabethae'' * ''

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 {{Paleo-eventoedungulate-stub