Sivatherium maurusium Pomel, 1893

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Libytherium maurusium Pomel, 1893

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: Late Pleistocene?

Distribution & Habitat

Afro-Asia

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

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