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Mesembriportax acrae

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Mesembriportax acrae was named by Gentry (1974).

It was recombined as Miotragocerus acrae by Gentry (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Mesembriportax acrae Gentry
2010Miotragocerus acrae Gentry p. 755

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
genusMesembriportaxGentry 1974
speciesacraeGentry 1974

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.

Mesembriportax acrae Gentry 1974
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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: 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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa Mesembriportax acrae (22229 22232)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Ethiopia Mesembriportax acrae (22179)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588South Africa (Cape) Mesembriportax acrae (59167)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Mesembriportax acrae (22221 22222)