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Pelorovis oldowayensis

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Pelorovis oldowayensis was named by Reck (1928).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Pelorovis oldowayensis Reck
2004Pelorovis oldowayensis Geraads et al. p. 185
2010Pelorovis oldowayensis Gentry p. 754

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeBoviniGray 1821
genusPelorovisReck 1928
speciesoldowayensisReck 1928

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.

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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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Calabrian or 2.58800 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Pelorovis oldowayensis (21410)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Pelorovis oldowayensis (21367 21370 21378 21396 21413 21444 21445 21448 21454 21498 21515 21516)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Pelorovis oldowayensis (48857 48859)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Djibouti Pelorovis oldowayensis (22482)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Pelorovis oldowayensis (21368 21514)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Pelorovis oldowayensis (22337 22465 22626 22627)