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Procavia antiqua

Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Procaviidae

Taxonomy
Procavia antiqua was named by Broom (1934).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Procavia antiqua Broom
2010Procavia antiqua Rasmussen and Gutiérrez p. 142

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
orderHyracoideaHuxley 1869
familyProcaviidaeThomas 1892
genusProcaviaStorr 1780
speciesantiquaBroom 1934

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.

Procavia antiqua Broom 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 20:17:36
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Calabrian or 5.33300 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58South Africa (Cape) Procavia antiqua (59167)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Procavia antiqua (22221)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa Procavia antiqua (22355)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774South Africa Procavia antiqua (21791)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117South Africa Procavia antiqua (21960 207105)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Langebaanweg) Procavia antiqua (21713)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Procavia antiqua (22334)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa Procavia antiqua (21824 21827)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Procavia antiqua (21825 21828)