Hexaprotodon sinhaleyus Deraniyagala, 1935

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Hexaprotodon sivalensis sinhaleyus

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: Late Pleistocene?

Distribution

Sri Lanka

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Deraniyagala, S. U. (1992). The prehistory of Sri Lanka -- an ecological perspective.  Department of Archaeological Survey. Government of Sri Lanka. Part 1. Pp. 366 , 3 plates, 46 figures, 18 maps.

Lemoine, Rhys Taylor, Buitenwerf, Robert, Faurby, Sören and Svenning, Jens-Christian. (2025). Phylogenetic Evidence Supports the Effect of Traits on Late-Quaternary Megafauna Extinction in the Context of Human Activity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34(7): e70078. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70078 [Supporting Information: Data S1]

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