''Parmularius'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of large extinct African alcelaphines from the

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58Pleistocene The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the '' Ice age'') is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed ...

. It is a close relative of

topi ''Damaliscus lunatus jimela'' is a subspecies of topi, and is usually just called a topi. It is a highly social and fast type of antelope found in the savannas, semi-deserts, and floodplains of sub-Saharan Africa. Names The word ''tope'' or ...

and

hartebeest The hartebeest (; ''Alcelaphus buselaphus''), also known as kongoni or kaama, is an African antelope. It is the only member of the genus ''Alcelaphus''. Eight subspecies have been described, including two sometimes considered to be indepen ...

. One species is noticeable by its long, weakly curved horns.Hopwood, 1934 : New fossil Mammals from Olduvai, Tanganyika Territory. ''Annals & Magazine of Natural History Series'', vol. 10, 14 p. 546-550.

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Alcelaphinae Prehistoric bovids Pliocene even-toed ungulates Pleistocene even-toed ungulates Pleistocene genus extinctions Pliocene mammals of Africa Pleistocene mammals of Africa Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera {{paleo-eventoedungulate-stub