Extinct genus of mammal
Megalovis is an extinct genus of bovid that lived in Eurasia during the Plio-Pleistocene.
Taxonomy.
"Megalovis" is typically considered a member of the subtribe Ovibovina of the Caprini tribe within the Antilopinae subfamily, which includes the living musk-ox. However, certain cranial characteristics like the teeth and horns are more similar to goats in the subtribe Caprina.
Three to five species are recognized including "M. latifrons", the (type species) from Central and Southern Europe, the recently discovered "M. balcanicus" from the Balkans and "M. guangxiensis" from China. "Megalovis" survived until the end of Villafranchian, approximately 1 million years ago.
Description.
"Megalovis" was a large animal, resembling a musk-ox in general morphology and weighing around half a ton.
However, its skull and horns more resembled that of a typical goat or sheep. It horns were short, with a circular section at the base. The horns curved upwards and slightly back. Its dentition was hypsodont, indicating it was a grazer.
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