Bovoidea
Temporal range: Miocene-present
Domestic cattle (Bos taurus)
Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferous)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Pecora
Superfamily: Bovoidea
J. E. Gray, 1821
Families

Bovoidea is a superfamily of pecoran ruminants containing the Bovidae and Moschidae. The Bovoidea today is defined in part by very specific dental and anatomical traits, and genetic research indicates that the Moschidae is sister taxon to the Bovidae.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Sánchez, Israel M.; Domingo, Soledad; Morales, Jorge (2016). "The genus Hispanomeryx (Mammalia, Ruminantia, Moschidae) and its bearing on musk deer phylogeny and systematics". Palaeontology. 53 (5): 1023–1047. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00992.x.
  2. ↑ Chen, Lei; Qiu, Qiang; Jiang, Yu; Kun, Wang; Lin, Zeshan; Li, Zhi Peng; Bibi, Faysal; Yang, Yongzhi; Wang, Jinhuan; Nie, Wenhui; et al. (2019). "Large-scale ruminant genome sequencing provides insights into their evolution and distinct traits". Science. 364 (1152): 1–12. doi:10.1126/science.aav6202.
  3. ↑ Li, Yi-kun; Mennecart, Bastien; Aiglstorfer, Manuela; Ni, Xi-Jun; Li, Qiang; Deng, Tao (2021). "The early evolution of cranial appendages in Bovoidea revealed by new species of Amphimoschus (Mammalia: Ruminantia) from China". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 196 (3): 1–15. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab053.
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