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Hippotragus niro

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Hippotragus niro was named by Hopwood (1936).

It was recombined as Damaliscus niro by Vrba (1997), Gentry (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. cordieri, H. cordieri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Hippotragus niro Hopwood
1997Damaliscus niro Vrba p. 169
2010Damaliscus niro Gentry p. 785

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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
genusHippotragusSundevall 1845
speciesniroHopwood 1936

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.

†Hippotragus niro Hopwood 1936
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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: Calabrian or 1.80000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Damaliscus niro (22490 22491 22494)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya Damaliscus niro (21367 21370 21476)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Damaliscus niro (21954)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Ethiopia Damaliscus niro (22168)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Damaliscus niro (22087)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa Damaliscus niro (21711)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania (Lake Natron Basin) Damaliscus niro (22552 22558 22577 22583)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Damaliscus niro (22499)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Damaliscus niro (21968 22627)