Damaliscus strepsiceras Geraads et al. 2004 (antelope)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae

Full reference: D. Geraads, V. Eisenmann, and G. Petter. 2004. The large mammal fauna of the Oldowan sites of Melka Kunture. in J. Chavaillon and M. Piperno, eds., Studies on the Early Paleolithic site of Melka Kunture, Ethiopia (Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protostoria) 169-192

Belongs to Damaliscus according to D. Geraads et al. 2004

See also Gentry 2010

Sister taxa: Damaliscus ademassui, Damaliscus agelaius, Damaliscus cuiculi, Damaliscus dorcas, Damaliscus eppsi, Damaliscus gentryi, Damaliscus korrigum, Damaliscus lunatus, Damaliscus porrocornutus, Damaliscus pygargus

Type specimen: GAR IV-74-6354, an other (left horn-core with a fragment of frontal and orbit)

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Damaliscus strepsiceras in the database

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