†Hippotragus gigas Leakey 1965 (antelope)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Belongs to Hippotragus according to Leakey 1965
Sister taxa: Hippotragus bohlini, Hippotragus brevicornis, Hippotragus cookei, Hippotragus equinus, Hippotragus leucophaeus, Hippotragus niger, Hippotragus niro, Hippotragus priscus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Algeria (1 collection), Kenya (6), South Africa (2), Tanzania (4)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (1), Kenya (1)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (1), South Africa (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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