Parmularius

This article is about the animal. For the type of gladiator, see Parmularius (gladiator type).

Parmularius is a genus of large extinct African alcelaphines from the Pliocene and Pleistocene. It is a close relative of topi and hartebeest. One species is noticeable by its long, weakly curved horns.^[1][2]

Parmularius Temporal range: Pliocene - Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Antilopinae
Tribe:	Alcelaphini
Genus:	†Parmularius Hopwood, 1934
Species
P. pachyceras P. ambiquus P. pandatus P. atlanticus P. rugosus P. altidens P. angusticornis P. maasaicus

References

1. Charles Kimberlin Brain (1981), The Hunters Or the Hunted?: Introduction to African Cave Taphonomy, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 978-0-226-07089-6
2. Hopwood, 1934 : New fossil Mammals from Olduvai, Tanganyika Territory. Annals & Magazine of Natural History Series, vol. 10, 14 p. 546-550.