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Numidocapra is an extinct genus of bovid from the Pleistocene of Africa.

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Numidocapra is an extinct genus of bovid from the Pleistocene of Africa.

==Taxonomy== Originally placed in the subfamily caprinae, Numidocapra is now generally classified as a member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae. Three species are considered valid. Numidocapra arambourgi was originally placed in its own genus, Rabaticeras. It was at one point considered an ancestor of the hartebeest, but this is not considered likely anymore. Another species, N. porrocornutus, was previously placed in Damaliscus.

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