The gigantelope is a Sivatherium/elephant-like species of antelope from Dougal Dixon' s 1981 book of imaginary animals After Man: A Zoology Of The Future.

History of GigantelopesEdit

Long ago the giant herbivorous dinosaurs (such as Brachiosaurus) lived on the earth. Then during the Age of Man the two types of elephants, the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), but now in the future the elephants were extinct, so the giant future mammals called gigantelopes took over their appearance

Species of GigantelopesEdit

The gigantelope (Megalodorcas/Grandidorcas/Tetraceras spp.) has divided into severe species: the woolly gigantelope, the tropical gigantelope, the long-necked gigantelope, the shovel-horned gigantelope, and the rundihorn. The woolly gigantelope (M. borealis) is the polar species of gigantelope that resembles a yak. The tropical gigantelope (M. giganteus) is the tropical species of gigantelope that looks like a Sivatherium/elephant. The long-necked gigantelope (G. roeselmivi) is the tropical species of gigantelope with Paraceratherium-like body. The shovel-horned gigantelope (scientific name unknown) is the shovel-horned species of gigantelope that mainly fed on water plants. The rundihorn (T. africanus) is the tropical species of gigantelope that resembles a rhinoceros-like antelope

Relatives of GigantelopesEdit

The gigantelopes' subbranch has elvoved into the moose-like herbivores of the north : the hornheads. The hornheads (Cornudens/Hebecephalus spp. ) has divided into three species : the common hornhead, the helmeted hornhead, the water hornhead, and the groath. The common hornhead (C. vulgaris) is the common species of hornhead. The helmeted hornhead (C. horridus) is the species of hornhead that has helmet-like horns. The water hornhead (C. rastrostrius) is the branch-horned species of hornhead that mainly fed on water plants. The groath (H. montanus) is a mountain species of hornhead with pyramid-like horns