Damaliscus hypsodon

Damaliscus hypsodon is an extinct species of antelope from the Middle-Late Pleistocene of Africa. Fossils have been found in Kenya and Tanzania.

Damaliscus hypsodon Temporal range: Mid - Late Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Alcelaphinae
Genus:	Damaliscus
Species:	†D. hypsodon
Binomial name
†Damaliscus hypsodon Faith et al., 2012

Taxonomy

It was first described in 2012, though its remains were initially discovered in 1990 and went unnamed.^[1] The earliest remains are from around 392 to 330 ka,^[2] while the latest are from as recently as 12,000 years ago.^[1][3]

Description

Damaliscus hypsodon was a small alcelaphine, only around the size of an impala.^[1] The teeth of D. hypsodon showed a degree of hypsodonty greater than living antelopes and comparable to horses, indicating that it was a specialized grazer. Its remains have been found in association with oryx and zebras, which along with its tooth morphology suggest that it lived in open and arid grasslands.^[4]