Gazella praegaudryi
Gazella praegaudryi was a prehistoric, little known gazelle species that lived in Africa. It was small, and lived during the Pleistocene. It had little compressed horn cores and no forward turning metaconid of its P4. [1] Fossils have been excavated from formations such as at Fort Ternan, Lothagam, and Namulungle. [2]
| Gazella praegaudryi Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Antilopinae |
| Genus: | Gazella |
| Species: | †G. praegaudryi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Gazella praegaudryi Arambourg, 1959 | |
References
- George A. Bubenik, Anthony B. Bubenik, 2012, Horns, Pronghorns, and Antlers: Evolution, Morphology, Physiology, and Social Significance, p.207, Springer Science & Business Media
- Lars Werdelin, William Joseph Sanders, 2010, Cenozoic Mammals of Africa, p.764, Univ of California Press
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