Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alternative combination: Capra gazella
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Oryx according to O. Thomas 1911
See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008 and Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Oryx algazel, Oryx beisa, Oryx dammah, Oryx eleulmensis, Oryx leucoryx, Oryx sivalensis
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Algeria (2 collections), Israel (1), Kenya (2), Morocco (1), South Africa (2), Tanzania (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malawi (1)
• Pliocene of South Africa (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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