Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Palaeotragus rouenii

Osteichthyes - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Palaeotragus roueni was named by Gaudry (1861).

It was corrected as Palaeotragus rouenii by Kostopoulos (2009), Athanassiou (2014), Kostopoulos (2016), Xafis et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Palaeotragus roueni Gaudry
2009Palaeotragus rouenii Kostopoulos
2010Palaeotragus roueni Harris et al. p. 804
2014Palaeotragus rouenii Athanassiou p. 74
2016Palaeotragus rouenii Kostopoulos
2019Palaeotragus rouenii Xafis et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyGiraffidae
genusPalaeotragusGaudry 1861
speciesrouenii(Gaudry 1861)

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.

†Palaeotragus rouenii Gaudry 1861
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Diet 2: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-01-04 10:44:45
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:46:31
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Vallesian to the top of the MN 12 or 11.63000 to 6.96500 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Greece Palaeotragus rouenii (191070)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Ukraine (Odessa) Palaeotragus roueni (75794)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Moldova Palaeotragus roueni (75802)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Türkiye (Cankiri) Palaeotragus rouenii (184368)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Aegean) Palaeotragus rouenii (202120)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Attiki) Palaeotragus rouenii (195562)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Attica) Palaeotragus rouenii (202630)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Türkiye (Usak) Palaeotragus rouenii (34462)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Moldova (Tighina Departement) Palaeotragus roueni (36143)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Greece Palaeotragus rouenii (73869)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Makedonia Thraki) Palaeotragus rouenii (157582)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Türkiye Palaeotragus rouenii (151910)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Samos) Palaeotragus rouenii (202219)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Macedonia) Palaeotragus rouenii (32375 73553)
MN 127.9 - 6.965Ukraine (Odessa) Palaeotragus rouenii (167995)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece Palaeotragus rouenii (95690 95691 206460 206461)