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Capricornis

Osteichthyes - 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)
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2009-07-15; modified by M. Uhen on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Capricornis Grubb p. 382
2008Capricornis Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5
2021Capricornis Calamari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderRuminantiaScopoli 1777
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyAntilopinae(Gray 1821)
tribeCaprini()
genusCapricornis

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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Capricornis crispus Temminck 1845
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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 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

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 Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guizhou) C. sp. (51100)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima) C. sumatraensis (143885)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Malaysia (Perak) C. sumatraensis (235742)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Hubei) C. sumatraensis (234753)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangdong) C. sp. (40341)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Aomori) C. crispus (101897)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangxi) C. sumatraensis (38649 235739)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangdong) C. sumatraensis (13293)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangxi) C. sumatraensis (235737)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Malaysia (Selangor) C. sumatraensis (235743)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117China (Hubei) C. sumatraensis (92787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Thailand (Chaiyaphum) C. sumatraensis (237788)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Aomori) C. crispus (101898 195045)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indonesia C. sumatraensis (93524)