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Dama mesopotamica (Persian fallow deer)

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Dama mesopotamica was named by Brooke (1875). It is extant.

It was recombined as Dama dama mesopotamica by Brooke (1875) and Pfeiffer (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Dama dama mesopotamica Brooke
1875Dama mesopotamica Brooke
1999Dama dama mesopotamica Pfeiffer
2008Dama mesopotamica Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 974 figs. Fig. 5
2015Dama mesopotamica Werner et al.

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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()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCervinaeGoldfuss 1820
tribeCerviniGoldfuss 1820
genusDamaFrisch 1775
speciesmesopotamicaBrooke 1875

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.

Dama mesopotamica Brooke 1875 [Persian fallow deer]
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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 12:03:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Israel Dama mesopotamica (39251 39252 42865)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Israel Dama mesopotamica (230988)
Middle Pleistocene - Quaternary0.774 - 0.0Israel Dama mesopotamica (13490)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Israel (Mount Carmel) Dama mesopotamica (11803)