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Praedamalis

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Praedamalis was named by Dietrich (1950).

It was synonymized subjectively with Oryx by Gentry (2010).

It was assigned to Hippotragini by Geraads et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Praedamalis Dietrich
2008Praedamalis Geraads et al.

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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()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeHippotraginiSundevall 1845
genusPraedamalisDietrich 1950

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. †Praedamalis Dietrich 1950
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Praedamalis deturi Dietrich 1950
Praedamalis howelli Vrba and Gatsey 1994
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 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Tanzania P. sp. (22058)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya P. sp. (22242)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Tanzania P. sp. (22043 22044)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) P. deturi (32050)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Kenya P. sp. (22239)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Ethiopia P. deturi (21770 21785)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Tanzania P. deturi (21798 21803 21806 21818 21831)