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Megalotragus

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are robust and compact, suggesting it had a robust, muscular neck that was likely held horizontally, much like
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is probably the largest alcelaphine bovid ever recorded, much bigger than the extant wildebeest. The skull of
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Discovery. Magazine of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University. Volumes 13-16
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With a distance between the tips of its horns of around 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in),
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Report of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science. Volume 96
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Its skull resembled that of modern 7: 691: 689: 455: 453: 411:has relatively short, curved horns. 511:Terry Harrison (January 27, 2011). 712:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 473:(PhD). University of Stellenbosch. 14: 693: 141: 804:Prehistoric Artiodactyla genera 814:Prehistoric Artiodactyla stubs 415:possessed longer horns, while 318:of very large extinct African 1: 809:Fossil taxa described in 1932 799:Pleistocene mammals of Africa 784:Pleistocene genus extinctions 342:includes some of the largest 830: 794:Pliocene mammals of Africa 779:Pliocene first appearances 688: 571:Cenozoic Mammals of Africa 378:: for instance, axes from 370:is similar to that of the 346:species in the subfamily 272: 267: 256: 249: 138:Scientific classification 136: 128: 119: 23: 774:Pleistocene Artiodactyla 260:Megalotragus kattwinkeli 130:Megalotragus kattwinkeli 16:Extinct genus of mammals 393:(with the exception of 322:that occurred from the 314:(τράγος) 'goat') was a 708:-related article is a 769:Pliocene Artiodactyla 668:Paleobiology Database 789:Holocene extinctions 460:Brink, J.S. (2005). 395:Megalotragus priscus 389:The nasal region of 352:Megalotragus priscus 338:-like proportions. 310:(μέλα) 'great' and 764:Prehistoric bovids 706:even-toed ungulate 403:(once included in 721: 720: 683: 682: 655:Open Tree of Life 597:Taxon identifiers 465:Connochaetes gnou 299: 298: 293: 280: 245: 821: 742: 735: 728: 697: 690: 676: 675: 663: 662: 650: 649: 637: 636: 624: 623: 622: 592: 585: 584: 566: 560: 559: 557: 555: 542: 536: 535: 533: 531: 508: 499: 498: 496: 494: 481: 475: 474: 472: 457: 448: 445: 436: 433: 384:black wildebeest 291: 278: 244:van Hoepen, 1932 243: 236: 146: 145: 124: 114: 44: 29:Temporal range: 21: 829: 828: 824: 823: 822: 820: 819: 818: 749: 748: 747: 746: 686: 684: 679: 671: 666: 658: 653: 645: 640: 632: 627: 618: 617: 612: 599: 589: 588: 581: 568: 567: 563: 553: 551: 544: 543: 539: 529: 527: 525: 510: 509: 502: 492: 490: 483: 482: 478: 470: 459: 458: 451: 446: 439: 434: 430: 425: 360: 263: 242: 234: 140: 115: 113: 112: 111: 110: 105: 100: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 65: 60: 55: 50: 39: 38: 27: 17: 12: 11: 5: 827: 825: 817: 816: 811: 806: 801: 796: 791: 786: 781: 776: 771: 766: 761: 751: 750: 745: 744: 737: 730: 722: 719: 718: 698: 681: 680: 678: 677: 664: 651: 638: 625: 609: 607: 601: 600: 595: 587: 586: 579: 561: 537: 523: 500: 476: 449: 437: 427: 426: 424: 421: 409:M. kattwinkeli 359: 356: 297: 296: 295: 294: 286: 284:M. kattwinkeli 281: 270: 269: 265: 264: 254: 253: 247: 246: 232: 228: 227: 222: 218: 217: 212: 208: 207: 202: 198: 197: 192: 188: 187: 182: 178: 177: 172: 168: 167: 162: 158: 157: 152: 148: 147: 134: 133: 126: 125: 117: 116: 108: 107: 106: 101: 96: 91: 86: 81: 76: 71: 66: 61: 56: 51: 46: 45: 40:5–0.0055  28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 826: 815: 812: 810: 807: 805: 802: 800: 797: 795: 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 756: 754: 743: 738: 736: 731: 729: 724: 723: 717: 715: 711: 707: 704: 699: 696: 692: 687: 674: 669: 665: 661: 656: 652: 648: 643: 639: 635: 630: 626: 621: 615: 611: 610: 608: 606: 602: 598: 593: 582: 580:9780520257214 576: 572: 565: 562: 549: 548: 541: 538: 526: 524:9789048199624 520: 516: 515: 507: 505: 501: 488: 487: 480: 477: 469: 468: 464: 456: 454: 450: 444: 442: 438: 432: 429: 422: 420: 418: 414: 410: 406: 402: 401: 396: 392: 387: 385: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 357: 355: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 305: 304: 290: 287: 285: 282: 277: 274: 273: 271: 266: 262: 261: 255: 252: 248: 241: 240: 233: 230: 229: 226: 223: 220: 219: 216: 213: 210: 209: 206: 203: 200: 199: 196: 193: 190: 189: 186: 183: 180: 179: 176: 173: 170: 169: 166: 163: 160: 159: 156: 153: 150: 149: 144: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 118: 104: 99: 94: 89: 84: 79: 74: 69: 64: 59: 54: 49: 43: 36: 32: 26: 22: 19: 759:Alcelaphinae 714:expanding it 700: 685: 605:Megalotragus 604: 570: 564: 554:17 September 552:. 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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Bovidae
Antilopinae
Alcelaphini
Megalotragus
Type species
genus
alcelaphines

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