Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 (common eland)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alternative combination: Antilope oryx
Belongs to Taurotragus according to A. Hassanin and E. J. P. Douzery 1999
See also Biewener 1983
Sister taxon: Taurotragus derbianus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (7 collections), Libya (1), Morocco (3), South Africa (33), Swaziland (2), Tanzania (3), Zambia (4)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (2)
• Pliocene of South Africa (1)
Total: 56 collections including 57 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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