Bubalus palaeokerabau is an extinct species of water buffalo that was endemic to Java during the Late Pleistocene.

Bubalus palaeokerabau
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
Partial skull fossil at Naturalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Bovinae
Genus: Bubalus
Species:
B. palaeokerabau
Binomial name
Bubalus palaeokerabau
(Dubois, 1908)[1]

B. palaeokerabau can be distinguished from more recent domestic water buffalo introduced to Java by their larger size and their extremely long horns, which can be around 2.5 m (8.2 ft) long from tip to tip.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Bubalus palaeokerabau". Fossilworks.
  2. ^ Hooijer, D.A. (1958). "Fossil Bovidae from the Malay archipelago and the Punjab". Zoologische Verhandelingen van de Museum Leiden. 38: 1–112.
  3. ^ Albers, P.; de Vos, J. (2010). Through Eugène Dubois' Eyes: Stills of a Turbulent Life. Brill. p. 54. ISBN 9789004183001.