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Afrotragulus

Osteichthyes - Tragulidae

Taxonomy
Afrotragulus was named by Sánchez et al. (2010). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tragulidae by Sánchez et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Afrotragulus Sánchez et al. p. 179

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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()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyTraguloidea
familyTragulidaeMilnes-Edwards 1864
genusAfrotragulus

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. †Afrotragulus Sánchez et al. 2010
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Afrotragulus moruorotensis Pickford 2001
Afrotragulus parvus Whitworth 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:14:24
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Serravallian or 16.90000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Pakistan (Balochistan) Dorcatherium parvum (77783)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Dorcatherium parvum (38060 83629)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya (Northern Frontier District) Dorcatherium parvum (122454)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda Dorcatherium parvum (192070)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Pakistan (Balochistan) Dorcatherium parvum (69540)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kenya (Central Nyanza) Dorcatherium parvum (21340)