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Kobus laticornis

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Kobus laticornis was named by Harris (2003). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lothagam-Upper Nawata Mb, which is in a Messinian/Zanclean fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Nawata or Nachukui Formation of Kenya.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. patulicornis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Kobus laticornis Harris
2010Kobus laticornis Gentry p. 775

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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
tribeRedunciniKnottnerus-Meyer 1907
genusKobusSmith 1840
specieslaticornisHarris 2003

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.

†Kobus laticornis Harris 2003
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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: 2009-01-04 11:02:56
Modified: 2009-01-04 13:03:24
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, MacFadden et al. 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Zanclean or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya Kobus laticornis (type locality: 22242)