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Samotherium boissieri

Osteichthyes - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Samotherium boissieri was named by Forsyth Major (1888).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. ? sp., S. decipiens, S. irtyshense, S. africanum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Samotherium boissieri Forsyth Major
2003Samotherium boissieri Mitchell and Skinner p. 58
2009Samotherium boissieri Kostopoulos
2010Samotherium boissieri Harris et al. p. 805

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyGiraffidae
tribePalaeotragini(Pilgrim 1911)
genusSamotheriumForsyth Major 1888
speciesboissieriForsyth Major 1888

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.

†Samotherium boissieri Forsyth Major 1888
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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: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-01-04 10:47:59
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:47:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Vallesian to the top of the Messinian or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Iraq Samotherium boissieri (41735)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Moldova Samotherium boissieri (75802)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Aegean) Samotherium boissieri (202120)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Chalkidona) Samotherium boissieri (182750)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Samos) Samotherium boissieri (202215 202216 202217 202218 202219)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece Samotherium boissieri (211913)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Central Macedonia) Samotherium boissieri (32189)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Samos Island) Samotherium boissieri (205351 205352)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece Samotherium boissieri (206460)