†Bos palaethiopicus Arambourg 1979 (ox)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Full reference: C. Arambourg. 1979. Vertébrés villafranchiens d’Afrique du Nord (Artiodactyles, Carnivores, Primates, Reptiles, Oiseaux). 1-141
Belongs to Bos according to C. Arambourg 1979
Sister taxa: Bos acutifrons, Bos bubaloides, Bos caffer, Bos chinensis, Bos frontalis, Bos gaurus, Bos grunniens, Bos indicus, Bos javanicus, Bos makapaani, Bos namadicus, Bos planifrons, Bos platyrhinus, Bos primigenius, Bos sauveli, Bos taurus
Type specimen: No. 1953-22:111, a skull. Its type locality is Aïn Boucherit, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Algeria.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Aïn Boucherit
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