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Taurotragus (eland)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Taurotragus was named by Wagner (1855). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Frick (1937); and to Tragelaphini by Hassanin and Douzery (1999) and Grubb (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Taurotragus Wagner
1937Taurotragus Frick
1999Taurotragus Hassanin and Douzery p. 893
2001Taurotragus Grubb p. 376

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeTragelaphiniBlyth 1863
genusTaurotragusWagner 1855

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Taurotragus Wagner 1855 [eland]
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Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 [common eland]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:01:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa Taurotragus sp. (22224)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Taurotragus strepiceros (100313)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21960) Taurotragus sp. (207105)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa Taurotragus oryx (22340)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Taurotragus oryx (22334)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Algeria (Northern Algeria) Taurotragus gaudryi (197944)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Morocco Taurotragus oryx (22489)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21695 21825 21828 21829 21915 21916 21929 21931 21953 21954 21956 115191 115205)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Kenya Taurotragus oryx (21963 38039) Taurotragus sp. (21837 21839 21844 21849)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Tanzania Taurotragus oryx (22192)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Zambia Taurotragus oryx (21854 21924)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Taurotragus oryx (21868)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Libya Taurotragus oryx (21884)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21711 21948 21949 21950 21951)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Morocco Taurotragus oryx (21856)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21822 21923 21928 21961)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania (Lake Natron Basin) Taurotragus sp. (22553 22578)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Taurotragus arkelli (21968) Taurotragus sp. (21970)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Taurotragus oryx (42866)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Taurotragus oryx (21276 21277)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Tanzania Taurotragus oryx (21893)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Taurotragus oryx (115167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21709 96974)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Taurotragus sp. (22066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21922)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Taurotragus oryx (21690)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21866 21917 21918 21921 21946)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Taurotragus oryx (21933 21936 21938)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Swaziland Taurotragus oryx (21927 21955)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Taurotragus oryx (21894 21895)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Taurotragus sp. (22068 22113)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Taurotragus oryx (21911)