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Damaliscus dorcas (bontebok)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Antilope dorcas was named by Pallas (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Damaliscus dorcas by Woodall (1992), Gentry (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. dorcus, D. albifrons

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Antilope dorcas Pallas p. 6
1992Damaliscus dorcas Woodall p. 667
2010Damaliscus dorcas Gentry p. 785

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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
tribeAlcelaphiniBrookes 1876
genusDamaliscusSclater and Thomas 1894
speciesdorcas(Pallas 1766)

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.

Damaliscus dorcas Pallas 1766 [bontebok]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

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 Calabrian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117South Africa Damaliscus dorcas (21960 207105)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Kenya Damaliscus dorcas (21963)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Damaliscus dorcas (21695 21823 21825 21915 21929 21956)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa Damaliscus dorcas (21948 21949 21951 21952)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Damaliscus dorcas (22103)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Tanzania Damaliscus dorcas (22181 22192)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Damaliscus dorcas (21822)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Damaliscus dorcas (21277)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Damaliscus dorcas (21943 21944)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Damaliscus dorcas (21866 21946)