Atlas wild ass
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Atlas wild ass
| Equus africanus atlanticus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | Equus |
| Species: | E. africanus |
| Subspecies: | †E. a. atlanticus |
The Atlas wild ass (Equus africanus atlanticus), also known as Algerian wild ass is an extinct animal. It was last shown in a villa mural in AD 300 in Bona, Algeria, and went extinct after Roman sport hunting.
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Taxonomy
Fossils have been found in a number of rock shelters across Morroco and Algeria by paleontologists including Alfred Romer (1928, 1935) and Camille Arambourg (1931).[1]
Description
Based on ancient drawings, the Atlas wild ass had stripes on its legs as well as a shoulder cross.[2]
Range and ecology
The Atlas wild ass was found in the region around the Atlas Mountains, across modern day Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.[3]
References
- ^ Denham, Tim; Irarte, José; Vrydaghs, Luc (2007). Rethinking Agriculture: Archaeological and Ethnoarchaeological Perspectives. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press. p. 383. ISBN 9781598742602. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fWm6FYXp50wC&pg=PA383&dq=%22Atlas+Wild+Ass%22&hl=en&ei=F7RnTufZM9HsOdLlxccL&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Atlas%20Wild%20Ass%22&f=false.
- ^ Hemmer, Helmut (1990). Domestication: the decline of environmental appreciation. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 55. ISBN 9780521341783. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HTZRRwjwP3AC&pg=PA55&dq=%22Atlas+Wild+Ass%22&hl=en&ei=F7RnTufZM9HsOdLlxccL&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Atlas%20Wild%20Ass%22&f=false.
- ^ Des Roses Moehlman, Patricia (2002). Equids: Zebras, Asses, and Horses: Status Survey and Conservation Action plan. Cambridge: IUCN. p. 2. ISBN 9782831706474. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8Bj4q83ry1QC&pg=PA2&dq=%22Atlas+Wild+Ass%22&hl=en&ei=F7RnTufZM9HsOdLlxccL&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Atlas%20Wild%20Ass%22&f=false.
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This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (March 2012) |
- Harper, F. (1945). Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World, QL707.H37, p.352
- Ziswiler, V. (1967). Extinct and Vanishing Animals, QL88.Z513, p.113
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