Soergelia

Soergelia is a genus of extinct ovibovine caprine that was common across Europe, North America and Asia in the Pleistocene epoch.

Species include:

• Soergelia brigittae
• Soergelia minor . Found in Italy.
• Soergelia intermedia . Found in Macedonia.
• Soergelia elisabethae
• Soergelia mayfieldi Found in Texas.
• Soergelia longdanensis Found in China.

Palaeoecology

δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N, and δ¹⁸O measurements from S. minor at the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena in southeastern Spain reveal it to have been a mixed feeder.

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