''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

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epoch.

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include: * '' Soergelia brigittae'' * '' Soergelia minor'' . Found in Italy. * '' Soergelia intermedia'' . Found in Macedonia. * '' Soergelia elisabethae'' * '' Soergelia mayfieldi''

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