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Naemorhaedus

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Naemorhedus was named by Smith (1827). It is extant. Its type is Antilope goral.

It was corrected as Nemorhaedus by Hodgson (1841); it was corrected as Nemorhoedus by Hay (1902); it was reranked as Antilope (Naemorhedus) by Palmer (1904); it was corrected as Naemorhaedus by Carroll (1988).

It was assigned to Antilopinae by Hay (1902); to Antilope by Palmer (1904); to Bovidae by Carroll (1988); to Naemorhedini by Grubb (2001); and to Caprinae by Hodgson (1841) and Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008).

Synonyms
  • Kemas was named by Ogilby (1837). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Nemorhaedus by Mead (1989).
  • Urotragus was named by Gray (1871). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Nemorhaedus by Mead (1989).
  • Caprina was named by Wagner (1844). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Nemorhaedus by Mead (1989).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Naemorhedus Smith p. 352
1837Kemas Ogilby
1841Nemorhaedus Hodgson
1844Caprina Wagner p. 457
1871Urotragus Gray
1902Nemorhoedus Hay p. 687
1904Antilope (Naemorhedus) Palmer p. 446
1988Naemorhaedus Carroll
2001Naemorhedus Grubb p. 382
2008Naemorhedus Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyBovidae
subfamilyCaprinae
genusNaemorhaedus(Smith 1827)

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. Naemorhaedus Smith 1827
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Naemorhedus caudatus Milne-Edwards 1867
Naemorhedus goral Hardwicke 1825
Nemorhaedus goral Hardwicke 1825
Invalid names: Caprina Wagner 1844 [synonym], Kemas Ogilby 1837 [synonym], Urotragus Gray 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guizhou) Nemorhaedus goral (51100)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Hubei) Nemorhaedus sp. (234753)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117China (Hubei) Naemorhedus goral (92787)