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Syncerus acoelotus

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Syncerus acoelotus was named by Gentry (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Syncerus acoelotus Gentry
2010Syncerus acoelotus Gentry p. 754

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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()
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeBoviniGray 1821
subtribeBubalinaPligrim 1939
genusSyncerusHodgson 1847
speciesacoelotusGentry 1985

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.

Syncerus acoelotus Gentry 1985
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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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Calabrian or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Syncerus acoelotus (22354)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Ethiopia Syncerus acoelotus (21739)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Syncerus acoelotus (21549 21608)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Syncerus acoelotus (22331)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania Syncerus acoelotus (22596)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia Syncerus acoelotus (21544 21567 21573 21578 21603 21631 21632 21644 21661 21671 21674 21964 21983 21988 22007 22018 22023 22026 22039)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Syncerus acoelotus (22491 22492 22494)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Syncerus acoelotus (21968 21970 22468 22626 22627 22628)