ICT Role in 21st Century Education & its Challenges.pptx
prehistoric mammal.pptx
1. Rusingoryx is a genus of
extinct alcelaphine bovid artiodactyl closel
y related to the wildebeest. It contains only
one species, R. atopocranion, that lived
on the plains of Kenya during
the Pleistocene.[1] It was originally named
as a species of Megalotragus.
Rusingoryx is known for its strange
pointed nose with a large nasal dome. This
structure represents an instance
of convergent evolution with the crests
of hadrosaurid dinosaurs, which were used
for display and vocalization.[1][2][3] Studies
have shown that the Rusingoryx is a
specialized grazing animal, with a
preference for arid grasslands.[4][2]
The first specimens, which were poorly
preserved, were described in 1983, having
been taken from a site called Bovid Hill
on Rusinga Island in Lake
Victoria.[3][5] Butchered bones found in
2011 with stone tools suggested that they
had been killed by humans.[4][2] In 2016,
remains of an additional 26 better
preserved individuals were discovered.