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Capricornis

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy

Capricornis is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Naemorhedini by Grubb (2001); to Caprinae by Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008); and to Caprini by Calamari (2021).

Species

C. crispus, C. sumatraensis (syn. C. milneedwardsii)

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
2001	Capricornis Grubb p. 382
2008	Capricornis Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5
2021	Capricornis Calamari

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes

Rank	Name	Author
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
—	Ruminantiamorpha
—	Ruminantia	(Scopoli 1777)
—	Pecora	()
superfamily	Bovoidea
family	Bovidae
subfamily	Antilopinae	Gray 1821
tribe	Caprini	()
genus	Capricornis

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. Capricornis

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Capricornis crispus Temminck 1845

Capricornis sumatraensis Linnaeus 1758

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Invalid names: Capricornis milneedwardsii David 1869 [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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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 (16 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Japan (Aomori)	C. crispus (101897)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Malaysia (Perak)	C. sumatraensis (235742)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	China (Guizhou)	C. sp. (51100)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	China (Hubei)	C. sumatraensis (234753)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	China (Guangdong)	C. sp. (40341)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima)	C. sumatraensis (143885)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	China (Guangxi)	C. sumatraensis (38649 235739)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.0117	China (Guangxi)	C. sumatraensis (235737)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.0117	China (Guangdong)	C. sumatraensis (13293)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Japan (Aomori)	C. crispus (101898 195045)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Indonesia	C. sumatraensis (93524)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Malaysia (Selangor)	C. sumatraensis (235743)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Thailand (Chaiyaphum)	C. sumatraensis (237788)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)	0.129 - 0.0117	China (Hubei)	C. sumatraensis (92787)