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Hypsodontinae

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Hypsodontinae
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Hypsodontinae
Köhler, 1987
Genera[1]

Hypsodontinae is an extinct subfamily of Bovidae. They are considered the earliest members of the family, first appearing in the earliest part of the Miocene. The group may be diphyletic in relation to other members of the family.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hypsodontinae". Biolib.
  2. ^ Gentry, Alan W. (2010). "Bovidae". Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. pp. 741–796. doi:10.1525/california/9780520257214.003.0038. ISBN 9780520257214.