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''Damalops'' is an extinct genus of
Alcelaphinae The subfamily Alcelaphinae or tribe Alcelaphini of the family Bovidae contains wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks, and several similar species. Depending on the classification, there are 6–10 species placed in four genera, although ''Beatragu ...
. It lived during the Pliocene and Pleistocene in southern
Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
, where the species ''Damalops palaeindicus'' is known from the Siwaliks in the northern part of the
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
n Subcontinent.


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Alcelaphinae Prehistoric bovids Pliocene even-toed ungulates Pleistocene even-toed ungulates Pliocene first appearances Pleistocene genus extinctions Cenozoic mammals of Asia Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera {{paleo-eventoedungulate-stub