An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c20.s1.t3.20

v1.c20.s1.t3.20

As mentioned earlier, the distribution of the Kurnool fauna throws interesting light on the palaeoecology of the area as a whole during the late Pleistocene. Flocking animals like *Antilope cervicapra*, *Gazella gazella*, *Cervus unicolor* and *Boselaphus tragocamelus* indicate a scrub-to-tree jungle in the hilly and plateau country and a tall grass cover in the plains. *Bos*/*Bubalus*, which usually inhabits less densely forested regions broken up by streams/streamlets with open expanses of grass, suggests that the plateaux and streamsides might have provided a plentiful supply of grass while the hilly slopes had a tree cover. The occurrence of *Presbytis entellus*, the arboreal langur, which moves in packs that can live on rocks and cliffs, provided there are shady groves and accessible water, also points to a small forest-type vegetation (Murty, 1975).