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Climacoceras africanus

Osteichthyes - Climacoceratidae

Taxonomy
Climacoceras africanus was named by MacInnes (1936).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Climacoceras africanus MacInnes
1978Climacoceras africanus Hamilton p. 499
2003Climacoceras africanus Mitchell and Skinner p. 57
2010Climacoceras africanus Harris et al. p. 797

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
familyClimacoceratidae()
genusClimacocerasMacInnes 1936
speciesafricanusMacInnes 1936

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.

Climacoceras africanus MacInnes 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya (Nyanza) Climacoceras africanus (21339)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Climacoceras africanus (22069 22070 22071 22078 22081)