尖額牛
尖額牛(學名Bos acutifrons)是最古老的牛。牠們一直在印度生存至更新世中期。一般均認為所有牛都是源自於牠們,而原牛可能是於150-200萬年前由牠們演化而來。
尖額牛 | |
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科学分类 | |
界: | 动物界 Animalia |
门: | 脊索动物门 Chordata |
纲: | 哺乳纲 Mammalia |
目: | 偶蹄目 Artiodactyla |
科: | 牛科 Bovidae |
属: | 牛属 Bos |
种: | 尖額牛 B. acutifrons |
二名法 | |
Bos acutifrons Lydekker, 1898 | |
參考
- Van Vuure, Cis. 2003. De Oeros – Het spoor terug, Cis van Vuure, Wageningen University and Research Centrum / Ministry of the Flemish Community, Brussels & Wageningen.
- Van Vuure, C. 2005. Retracing the Aurochs: History, Morphology and Ecology of an extinct wild ox. Sofia-Moscow:Pensoft Publishing.
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