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Raphicerus melanotis (Cape grysbok)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Raphicerus melanotis was named by Thunberg (1811). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Raphicerus melanotis Thunberg
2008Raphicerus melanotis Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5
2010Raphicerus melanotis Gentry p. 759

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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
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeAntilopiniGray 1821
genusRaphicerusSmith 1827
speciesmelanotisThunberg 1811

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.

Raphicerus melanotis Thunberg 1811 [Cape grysbok]
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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: Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Raphicerus melanotis (21695 21916 21929 21931 21953 115191)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Raphicerus melanotis (21950 21951)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Raphicerus melanotis (90070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Raphicerus melanotis (115167)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Raphicerus melanotis (21917 21918 21930)