Eotragus

fossil mammal genus

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In bovid: Evolution and diversification
Eotragus was a small, solitary forest and bush dweller dependent on cover. Africa’s duikers and dwarf antelopes are considered closest to this ancestral type. The subsequent radiation of bovid species followed the spread of grasses, which in turn followed a change from a subtropical to…
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In bovid: Evolution and diversification
…in North Africa show that Eotragus crossed over soon after evolving in Eurasia. By the mid-Miocene Gazella, one of the oldest bovid genera, was present in East Africa and widespread in Eurasia. By the late Miocene African bovids had diversified into nine distinct tribes, most of which had Asian relatives.
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