Extinct genus of mammals
Palaeotragus ("ancient goat") is a genus of very large, primitive, okapi-like giraffids from the Miocene to Early Pleistocene of Africa and Eurasia.
"Palaeotragus primaevus" is the older species, being found in early to mid-Miocene strata, while "P. germaini" is found in Late Miocene strata. "P. primaevus" is distinguished from "P. germaini" by the lack of ossicones. It was also the smaller species, being a little under at the shoulders. "P. germaini" had a pair of ossicones, and in life, it would have resembled either a short-necked, tall giraffe, or a gargantuan okapi.
"Palaeotragus inexspectatus" from the Early Pleistocene of Greece represents the youngest giraffid in Europe.
Species.
The genus consists of the following species:
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