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Metadata
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last Record
200 BC
Place of Breeding
Egypt
Synonym
Hamitic Long-tailed | Ovis longipes palaeoaegyptiacus | Ancient Egyptian Corkscrew-horned
Extinction Reason
Replaced by Asiatic breeds
References
Kuiper, K. (Ed.). (2011). Ancient Egypt: From Prehistory to the Islamic Conquest. Chicago, IL: Britannica Educational Publishing.
Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.
Porter, V., Alderson, L., Hall, S. J. G., & Sponenberg, D. P. (2016). Mason’s World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding: 2 Volume Pack (1st ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI.
