Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein 1812 (impala)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alternative combination: Antilope melampus
Belongs to Aepyceros according to A. Hassanin and E. J. P. Douzery 1999
See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008 and Gentry 2010
Sister taxa: Aepyceros premelampus, Aepyceros shungurae
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ethiopia (4 collections), Kenya (43), South Africa (4), Swaziland (3), Tanzania (8), Zambia (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Kenya (4), Uganda (1)
• Pliocene of South Africa (1)
Total: 70 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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