Afrotragulus

Afrotragulus; Temporal range: Early Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	A. moruorotensis mandible
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Tragulidae
Genus:	†Afrotragulus; Sánchez et al., 2010
Species
	A. moruorotensis Pickford et al., 2001 (type); A. parvus Withworth et al., 1958;
Synonyms
	Dorcatherium moruorotensis ; Dorcatherium parvus

Afrotragulus is an extinct genus of tragulid ruminant which existed in Kenya during the early Miocene period.[1] It contains the species Afrotragulus moruorotensis and Afrotragulus parvus, formerly classified in genus Dorcatherium.

Mandible of A. moruorotensis

References

Israel M. Sánchez; Victoria Quiralte; Jorge Morales; Martin Pickford (2010). "A new genus of tragulid ruminant from the early Miocene of Kenya" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 55 (2): 177–187. doi:10.4202/app.2009.0087.

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[Sánchez2010-1] Israel M. Sánchez; Victoria Quiralte; Jorge Morales; Martin Pickford (2010). "A new genus of tragulid ruminant from the early Miocene of Kenya" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 55 (2): 177–187. doi:10.4202/app.2009.0087.