Damaliscus niro Hopwood, 1936
Pleistocene blesbok, Bastard hartebeest
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Hippotragus niro Hopwood, 1936
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
KGA10-2787 (left horn core)
KGA10-956 (frontlet )
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hopwood, A. T. (1936). New and little-known fossil mammals from the Pleistocene of Kenya Colony and Tanganyika Territory. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 10, 10(17): 636-641.
Other references:
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