Antilope subtorta
| Antilope subtorta Temporal range: Late Pliocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Ruminantia |
| Infraorder: | Pecora |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Antilopinae |
| Tribe: | Antilopini |
| Genus: | Antilope |
| Species: | †A. subtorta |
| Binomial name | |
| †Antilope subtorta Pilgrim, 1937[1] | |
Antilope subtorta is an extinct species of antelope that lived during the Pliocene in the Siwaliks of Pakistan.[2]
A. subtorta is considered the oldest known member of the genus.[3] In comparison to the living blackbuck, the horns were less twisted.[2]
References
- ^ "Antilope subtorta". Biolib.
- ^ a b Khan, M.A.; Akhtar, M. (2014). "Antelopes (Mammalia, Ruminantia, Bovidae) from the Upper Siwaliks of Tatrot, Pakistan, with description of a new species". Paleontological Journal. 48 (1). doi:10.1134/S0031030114010055.
- ^ Mungall, Elizabeth Cary (1978). The Indian Blackbuck Antelope: A Texas View. Caesar Kleberg Research Program in Wildlife Ecology. p. 108. ISBN 9780890961971.