Olonbulukia is an extinct genus of caprine from the Late Miocene. It is monotypic, containing the only species Olonbulukia tsaidamensis.

Olonbulukia
Temporal range: Late Miocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Tribe: Caprini
Genus: Olonbulukia
Bohlin, 1937
Species:
O. tsaidamensis
Binomial name
Olonbulukia tsaidamensis
Bohlin, 1937

Distribution

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Fossils of the species Olonbulukia tsaidamensis have been found in northern China.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Wang, Shi-Qi; Yang, Qing; Zhao, Ya; Li, Chun-Xiao; Shi, Qin-Qin; Zong, Li-Yi; Ye, Jie (March 2019). "New Olonbulukia material and its related assemblage reveal an early radiation of stem Caprini along the north of the Tibetan Plateau". Journal of Paleontology. 93 (2): 385–397. doi:10.1017/jpa.2018.65. ISSN 0022-3360. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via Cambridge Core.
  2. ^ Sun, Jimin; Zhang, Zhenqing; Zhang, Liyuan (1 February 2009). "New evidence on the age of the Taklimakan Desert". Geology. 37 (2): 159–162. doi:10.1130/G25338A.1. ISSN 1943-2682. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via GeoScienceWorld.