Afrotragulus
Extinct genus of mammals
Afrotragulus is an extinct genus of tragulid ruminant which existed in Kenya and Pakistan during the early Miocene period. It contains the species Afrotragulus moruorotensis and Afrotragulus parvus, formerly classified in genus Dorcatherium, as well as A. akhtari, A. megalomilos, and A. moralesi.
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- Afrotragulus parvus.jpg by Sánchez, I.M., Quiralte, V., Morales, J., and Pickford, M., CC BY 4.0
- Afrotragulus moruorotensis.jpg by Sánchez, I.M., Quiralte, V., Morales, J., and Pickford, M., CC BY 4.0
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