Biology:Bovoidea
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Short description: Superfamily of ruminants
| Bovoidea | |
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| Domestic cattle (Bos taurus) | |
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| Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferous) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Pecora |
| Superfamily: | Bovoidea J. E. Gray, 1821 |
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Chen, Lei; Qiu, Qiang; Jiang, Yu; Kun, Wang; Lin, Zeshan; Li, Zhi Peng; Bibi, Faysal; Yang, Yongzhi 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.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q27268375 entry
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