last depicted in a villa mural ca. AD 300 in Bona, Algeria
montane desert/steppe herd grazing herbivore endemic to Atlas Mountains
disappeared after Roman sport hunting
References:
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World QL707.H37 1945 p.352
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113
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