Bovoidea

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.

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