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Pelorovis antiquus (Syncerus antiquus)
Pelorovis antiquus (Syncerus antiquus)
Pelorovis antiquus (Syncerus antiquus)
Pelorovis antiquus (Syncerus antiquus)

Pelorovis antiquus (Syncerus antiquus)

Pelorovis antiquus (Pelorovis antiquus Reck, 1927)

Syncerus antiquus

 

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Bovidae

Time period: which first appeared in the Pliocene, 2.5 million years ago, and became extinct at the Late Pleistocene about 12,000 years ago or even during the Holocene, some 4,000 years ago.

Size: 3 m in length, 190 cm in height, 1800 kg of weight

Typical representative: Pelorovis antiquus Reck, 1927

 

Pelorovis is an extinct genus of African wild cattle, which first appeared in the Pliocene, 2.5 million years ago, and became extinct at the end of the Late Pleistocene about 12,000 years ago or even during the Holocene, some 4,000 years ago.  In contrast, the late Pleistocene form (Pelorovis antiquus) seems to be a close relative of the modern African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

Pelorovis resembled an African buffalo, although it was larger and possessed longer, curved horns. Pelorovis probably weighed about 1,200 kilograms, with the largest males attaining 2,000 kilograms. This rank it as one of the largest bovines that ever lived, rivaling the American long-horned bison Bison latifrons. The bony cores of the horns were each about 1 metre  long; when covered with keratin (which does not survive fossilisation) they could have been up to twice this length. The horns pointed away from the head, each forming a half circle in the species Pelorovis oldowayensis and Pelorovis turkanensis. Pelorovis oldowayensis was broadly the same size as modern African buffalo, but its legs were longer, and the elongated head of this species was reminiscent to those of the modern Alcelaphinae. Pelorovis antiquus was about the same size, but it was more robust.

Pelorovis antiquus disappeared around 12,000 years ago from southern and eastern Africa. Fossil and archaeological evidence indicates, that this species lived in North Africa until 4,000 years ago. Pelorovis oldowaywensis occurred in sub-Saharan Africa and disappeared 800,000 years ago.

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Pelorovis antiquus (Pelorovis antiquus Reck, 1927)

Syncerus antiquus

 

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Bovidae

Time period: which first appeared in the Pliocene, 2.5 million years ago, and became extinct at the Late Pleistocene about 12,000 years ago or even during the Holocene, some 4,000 years ago.

Size: 3 m in length, 190 cm in height, 1800 kg of weight

Typical representative: Pelorovis antiquus Reck, 1927

 

Pelorovis is an extinct genus of African wild cattle, which first appeared in the Pliocene, 2.5 million years ago, and became extinct at the end of the Late Pleistocene about 12,000 years ago or even during the Holocene, some 4,000 years ago.  In contrast, the late Pleistocene form (Pelorovis antiquus) seems to be a close relative of the modern African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

Pelorovis resembled an African buffalo, although it was larger and possessed longer, curved horns. Pelorovis probably weighed about 1,200 kilograms, with the largest males attaining 2,000 kilograms. This rank it as one of the largest bovines that ever lived, rivaling the American long-horned bison Bison latifrons. The bony cores of the horns were each about 1 metre  long; when covered with keratin (which does not survive fossilisation) they could have been up to twice this length. The horns pointed away from the head, each forming a half circle in the species Pelorovis oldowayensis and Pelorovis turkanensis. Pelorovis oldowayensis was broadly the same size as modern African buffalo, but its legs were longer, and the elongated head of this species was reminiscent to those of the modern Alcelaphinae. Pelorovis antiquus was about the same size, but it was more robust.

Pelorovis antiquus disappeared around 12,000 years ago from southern and eastern Africa. Fossil and archaeological evidence indicates, that this species lived in North Africa until 4,000 years ago. Pelorovis oldowaywensis occurred in sub-Saharan Africa and disappeared 800,000 years ago.

Відгуки (8):
Митрич
04.12.2018
Изумительно! Ром, а на заднем плане, судя по видимым фигурам и длине рогов, обыкновенные саванные кафрские (африканские) буйволы... У меня вопрос такой: "А длиннорогий, допустим что Pelorovis и обыкновенный Syncerus caffer разве жили в одних биотопах и регионах, разве в одно время?" Я полагал, что кафрские буйволы уже могли быть на заре плейстоцена где-нить в Восточной или Южной Африке, а эти длиннорогие пелоровисы обитали во многих регионах цветущей тогда Сахары. Действительно это так или эти два вида как-то, не конкурируя, все же пересекались?
sally
02.05.2013
pretty
sally
02.05.2013
pretty
rom
26.04.2013
http://vk.com/id208207424
unda
26.04.2013
а адрес какой?