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On Procobus Khomenko, 1913 (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Bovidae), with new evidence from the Late Miocene of Greece

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Procobus is a rare and controversial Late Miocene bovid genus (Artiodactyla, Bovidae), originally known by a few cranial remains from the northern shores of the Black Sea. New material from Dytiko-1 fossil site in Axios Valley, northern Greece expands its geographic and chronological distribution and provides additional craniodental characters for its definition. A thorough description and comparison of all available specimens from Greece, Moldova and Ukraine highlight differences from the similar-sized and sympatric Palaeoryx and permit re-discussing its phylogenetic relationships. Our data reject previously proposed relations with Reduncini and suggests Procobus as a pan-Caprini, unique among Late Miocene bovid genera by the combination of large size and long, paedomorphic horns curving forward. A preliminary phylogenetic analysis indicates Procobus as the sister taxon of crown Caprini+Pantholops (Tibetan antelope) lineage.
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hal-04207468 , version 1 (14-09-2023)

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Dimitris Kostopoulos, Gildas Merceron. On Procobus Khomenko, 1913 (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Bovidae), with new evidence from the Late Miocene of Greece. Palaeoworld, 2023, ⟨10.1016/j.palwor.2023.06.008⟩. ⟨hal-04207468⟩
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