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Alcelaphina

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Alcelaphina was named by Vrba (1997).

It was assigned to Alcelaphini by Vrba (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Alcelaphina Vrba p. 134

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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
subtribeAlcelaphina
subtribeAlcelaphina

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.

Subtr. †Alcelaphina Vrba 1997
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G. †Damalops Pilgrim 1939
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†Damalops palaeindicus Falconer 1859
†Damalops sidihakomai Vrba 1997
G. †Megalotragus van Hoepen 1932
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†Megalotragus isaaci Harris 1991
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (81 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Damalops sidihakomai (22131)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tajikistan Damalops palaeindicus (34444)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Malawi Megalotragus sp. (22271)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774South Africa Megalotragus sp. (21791)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malawi Megalotragus isaaci (22324 22327)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117South Africa Megalotragus sp. (207105)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Damalops sp. (21608 21762 21768 21783 21785)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Kenya Megalotragus sp. (21425 21459 21479 21484 21485)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781India (Punjab) Damalops palaeindicus (236043)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Kenya Megalotragus sp. (21290)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Kenya (Rift Valley) Megalotragus sp. (21289 21292 21359)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Megalotragus sp. (22334)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Megalotragus isaaci (21376 21398 21404 21410 21420 21457 21461 21471 21474 21478 21503 21504)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya (Rift Valley) Megalotragus sp. (21280 21282 21283 21284 21301)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa Megalotragus sp. (21824 95150)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa (Gauteng) Megalotragus sp. (183152)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Damalops palaeindicus (188674)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Megalotragus sp. (21350)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Megalotragus isaaci (21367 21370 21396 21402 21445 21448 21452 21454 21458 21464 21502 21515 32051) Megalotragus sp. (22342)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Kenya Megalotragus sp. (38039)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Megalotragus priscus (21953 21954 21956) Megalotragus sp. (21825 21828 21829)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Megalotragus eucornutus (21711) Megalotragus priscus (21948)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Tanzania Megalotragus sp. (22189)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Megalotragus sp. (21294 21296 21297 21343 21347)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Megalotragus isaaci (21368 21403 21520 32058 32087)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Megalotragus priscus (21928 21961)