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Eotragus

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Eotragus was named by Pilgrim (1939). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Carroll (1988); and to Boselaphini by Gentry (2010).

Species
E. clavatus, E. sansaniensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. artenensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Eotragus Pilgrim
1988Eotragus Carroll
2010Eotragus Gentry p. 753

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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)
tribeBoselaphiniKnottnerus-Meyer 1997
genusEotragusPilgrim 1939

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. †Eotragus Pilgrim 1939
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†Eotragus clavatus Gervais 1850
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 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Middle Miocene or 16.90000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mongolia E. sp. (85060)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Spain (Castile-La Mancha) E. artenensis (136269)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) E. haplodon, E. sansaniensis (39714)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Zaragoza) E. sp. (40716)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) E. sp. (69098)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Greece E. artenensis (68032)
MN 3 - MN 520.0 - 13.65France E. sansaniensis (94801 191829)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) E. artenensis (69116)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.65Greece (Macedonia) E. sp. (73861)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) E. sansaniensis (45613)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya E. sp. (22070 22082)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France E. sansaniensis (90354 148401)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Aquitaine Region) E. sansaniensis (31326)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) E. noyei (180192)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Bosnia and Herzegovina E. clavatus (198251)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) E. sansaniensis (32191)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Greece (Aegean) E. sansaniensis (182752)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) E. sansaniensis (31775 31776)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya (Central Nyanza) E. sp. (21340)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62China (Ningxia) E. sp. (42539)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) E. haplodon (69711)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.65 - 11.1Slovakia E. haplodon (69712)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Spain E. sansaniensis (70806)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) E. sp. (49421)
MN 7 + 8 - MN 912.75 - 9.7Thailand E. sp. (71580)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) E. sansaniensis (39709)