†Oryx eleulmensis Arambourg 1979 (oryx)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Full reference: C. Arambourg. 1979. Vertébrés villafranchiens d’Afrique du Nord (Artiodactyles, Carnivores, Primates, Reptiles, Oiseaux). 1-141
Belongs to Oryx according to C. Arambourg 1979
See also Gentry 2010
Sister taxa: Oryx algazel, Oryx beisa, Oryx dammah, Oryx gazella, Oryx leucoryx, Oryx sivalensis
Type specimen: No. 1931-8:96, a partial skull. Its type locality is Aïn Hanech, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Algeria.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Aïn Hanech
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