Taxon profile

species

Praeovibos priscus Staudinger, 1908 ^†

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » class Mammalia - mammals » order Artiodactyla - even-toed ungulates » family Bovidae - cattle, antelopes, sheep and goats » genus Praeovibos

Scientific synonyms

Ovibos fossilis Kowarzik, 1909
Praeovibos schmidtgeni Scherz, 1937

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Type taxon of:	Praeovibos Staudinger, 1908 (Praeovibos priscus Staudinger, 1908)
Temporal range:	Quaternary > Pleistocene > Lower Pleistocene – Chibanian

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Taxon in country check-lists^*

Europe: Germany ^†, Spain ^†, United Kingdom ^†, North America: Canada ^†

* List of countries might not be complete

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Links and literature

McDonald J. N., Ray C. E., Harington C. R., 1991: Taxonomy and Zoogeography of the Musk Ox Genus Praeovibos Staudinger, 1908. In: Purdue J. R., Klippel W. E., Styles B. W., (eds.): Beamers, Bobwhites, and Blue Points: Tributes to the Career of Paul W. Parmalee. Illinois State Museum Scientific Papers, 23: 285-314. [as Praeovibos priscus]

Staudinger W., 1908: Praeovibos priscus nov. gen. et nov. sp., ein Vertreter einer Ovibos nahestehenden Gattung aus dem Pleistocän Thüringens. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, 1908(16): 481-502. [as Praeovibos priscus]

Paleobiology Database [50654]

Paleobiology Database [https://paleobiodb.org/] [as Praeovibos priscus Staudinger, 1908]
Data retrieved on: 13 December 2015

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