Syncerus antiquus

Syncerus antiquus
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene - Holocene
Skull of Syncerus antiquus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Bovinae
Genus: Syncerus
Species:
†S. antiquus
Binomial name
†Syncerus antiquus
(Duvernoy, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Bubalus antiquus
  • Bubalus bainii
  • Bubalus nilssoni
  • Homoioceras antiquus
  • Pelorovis antiquus

Syncerus antiquus is an extinct species of buffalo from the Late Pleistocene and Holocene of Africa.[1] It was one of the largest species in its family, potentially weighing up to 2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb). Due to this fact, it is sometimes known as the African giant buffalo. The time of its extinction is of debate; Syncerus antiquus either became extinct at the end of the Late Pleistocene about 12,000 years ago or during the Holocene, some 4,000 years ago.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Duvernoy1851 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999 ISBN 0-8018-5789-9
  3. ^ Faith, J. Tyler (2014). "Late Pleistocene and Holocene mammal extinctions on continental Africa". Earth-Science Reviews. 128: 105–121. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.10.009.