Damalborea

Dam-al-bo-re-ah.
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Emerson Winslow

Paleoichthyologist

Emerson Winslow delves into the underwater world of prehistoric fish, uncovering the mysteries of early marine life. His discoveries have enhanced understanding of vertebrate evolution in aquatic environments.

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Name

Damalborea.

Phonetic

Dam-al-bo-re-ah.

Named By

Alan W.‭ ‬Gentry‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Artiodactyla,‭ ‬Bovidae,‭ ‬Alcelaphinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬elisabethae‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Ethiopia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Hadar Formation.

Time Period

Piacenzian of the Pliocene.

Fossil representation

Skull.

In Depth

       Damalborea is a genus of alcelaphine bovid that lived in Africa during the Pliocene.‭ ‬As an alcelaphine Damalborea would have loosely resembled modern day wildebeest and hartebeest.

Further Reading

– Chapter‭ ‬38:‭ ‬Bovidae by Alan W.‭ ‬Gentry.‭ ‬In Cenozoic Mammals of Africa.‭ ‬University of California Press.‭ ‬pp.‭ ‬747‭–‬803‭ ‬-‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Werdelin‭ & ‬W.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Sanders‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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