Antilope subtorta explained

Antilope subtorta is an extinct species of antelope that lived during the Pliocene in the Siwaliks of Pakistan.[1]

A. subtorta is considered the oldest known member of the genus.[2] In comparison to the living blackbuck, the horns were less twisted.

Notes and References

  1. Khan . M.A. . Akhtar . M. . Antelopes (Mammalia, Ruminantia, Bovidae) from the Upper Siwaliks of Tatrot, Pakistan, with description of a new species . Paleontological Journal . 2014 . 48 . 1 . 10.1134/S0031030114010055 .
  2. Book: Mungall . Elizabeth Cary . The Indian Blackbuck Antelope: A Texas View . 1978 . Caesar Kleberg Research Program in Wildlife Ecology . 9780890961971 . 108.

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