''Antilope subtorta'' is an extinct species of
antelope
The term antelope is used to refer to many species of even-toed ruminant that are indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia.
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that lived during the
Pliocene
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of
Pakistan
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.
''A. subtorta'' is considered the oldest known member of the genus.
In comparison to the living
blackbuck
The blackbuck (''Antilope cervicapra''), also known as the Indian antelope, is an antelope native to India and Nepal. It inhabits grassy plains and lightly forested areas with perennial water sources.
It stands up to high at the shoulder. Mal ...
, the horns were less twisted.
References
Prehistoric even-toed ungulates
Pliocene even-toed ungulates
Prehistoric bovids
Pliocene mammals of Asia
Fossil taxa described in 1937
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