Bos acutifrons Temporal range: Middle |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Bovinae |
Genus: | Bos |
Species: | †B. acutifrons |
Binomial name | |
Bos acutifrons Lydekker, 1898 |
Bos acutifrons is the most ancient representative of the genus Bos. Fossils of Bos acutifrons are found in middle -aged strata of India. It is widely accepted that from this species all later species arose. Between 1.5 and 2 million years ago the aurochs probably descended from this species.