Biology:Antidorcas bondi

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Short description: Extinct species of antelope

Antidorcas bondi
Temporal range: Pliocene - Holocene 5.3–0.007 Ma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Antilopinae
Tribe: Antilopini
Genus: Antidorcas
Species:
A. bondi
Binomial name
Antidorcas bondi
(Cooke and Wells, 1951)[1]
Synonyms

Gazella bondi

Antidorcas bondi, or Bond's springbok, is an extinct species of antelope whose fossils have been found in Zimbabwe and South Africa .

Description

Originally described as a species of gazelle, it was found to be related to the modern springbok based on cranial morphology. Due to its exceptionally hypsodont teeth, together with isotopic evidence, Bond's springbok is considered a specialized grazer.[2]

Bond's springbok survived past the Pleistocene in South Africa, surviving until as recently as 5,000 BC.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q107919992 entry