Capra dalii Temporal range: Early
Pleistocene
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Tribe: | Caprini |
Genus: | Capra |
Species: | †C. dalii
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Binomial name | |
†Capra dalii Bukhsianidze &
Vekua, 2006
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Capra dalii is a fossil species of goat discovered in Georgia in 2006. [1] It is named for the Georgian goddess Dali, who was considered the guardian of hoofed animals such as ibexes and goats. [2] [3] Fragments of C. dalii fossils were first located at the Dmanisi archaeological site, and are believed to be related to the west Caucasian tur, Capra caucasica. [1] The species is believed to have existed during the Early Pleistocene, around 1.76 million years ago, making it the oldest known example of the Capra genus. [4]
Based on the fossil fragments found, C. dalii is believed to have been a large Capra species, with horns that curved outward. Its teeth are similar to those of Hemitragus orientalis, another fossil species. [5]
Some of the C. dalii fossil fragments are held in the National History collection at the Dmanisi Museum-Reserve, part of the Georgian National Museum. [6]
Capra dalii Temporal range: Early
Pleistocene
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Caprinae |
Tribe: | Caprini |
Genus: | Capra |
Species: | †C. dalii
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Binomial name | |
†Capra dalii Bukhsianidze &
Vekua, 2006
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Capra dalii is a fossil species of goat discovered in Georgia in 2006. [1] It is named for the Georgian goddess Dali, who was considered the guardian of hoofed animals such as ibexes and goats. [2] [3] Fragments of C. dalii fossils were first located at the Dmanisi archaeological site, and are believed to be related to the west Caucasian tur, Capra caucasica. [1] The species is believed to have existed during the Early Pleistocene, around 1.76 million years ago, making it the oldest known example of the Capra genus. [4]
Based on the fossil fragments found, C. dalii is believed to have been a large Capra species, with horns that curved outward. Its teeth are similar to those of Hemitragus orientalis, another fossil species. [5]
Some of the C. dalii fossil fragments are held in the National History collection at the Dmanisi Museum-Reserve, part of the Georgian National Museum. [6]