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Most recent remains at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa dated to 6442-6210 BCE. [26] Kenya oribi: Ourebia ourebi kenyae: Lower slopes of Mount Kenya, Kenya [9] African giant buffalo: Syncerus antiquus: Africa Widespread through the continent in the Pleistocene, it became restricted to North Africa in the Holocene and survived until 3060-2470 BCE.
The first agriculture in Africa began around the Sahel and the south of the Sahara Desert, which in 5200 BC was far more moist and densely populated than today. Several native species were domesticated, most importantly pearl millet, sorghum and cowpeas, which spread through West Africa and the Sahel. The Sahara at this time was like the Sahel ...
Beginning of animal evolution. [54] [55] 720–630 Ma Possible global glaciation [56] [57] which increased the atmospheric oxygen and decreased carbon dioxide, and was either caused by land plant evolution [58] or resulted in it. [59] Opinion is divided on whether it increased or decreased biodiversity or the rate of evolution. [60] [61] [62 ...
The Pliocene Epoch animals of Africa — during the Pliocene epoch of the Neogene Period in Africa. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Mass extinctions are characterized by the loss of at least 75% of species within a geologically short period of time (i.e., less than 2 million years). [18] [51] The Holocene extinction is also known as the "sixth extinction", as it is possibly the sixth mass extinction event, after the Ordovician–Silurian extinction events, the Late Devonian extinction, the Permian–Triassic extinction ...
Cape Province, South Africa Extermination campaign. [296] Genetics do not support subspecific differentiation between the Cape lion and living lions in Eastern Africa; if placed in a single subspecies, it would be P. l. melanochaita because of being the older name. [297] 1866 [298] Siau scops owl: Otus manadensis siaoensis: Siau Island, Indonesia
Pages in category "Extinct animals of Africa" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Statistics; Cookie statement; Mobile view; Search.
The fauna of Africa are all the animals living in Africa and its surrounding seas and islands. The more characteristic African fauna are found in the Afro-tropical realm . [ 1 ] Lying almost entirely within the tropics , and stretching equally north and south of the equator creates favorable conditions for variety and abundance of wildlife.