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Urmiatherium kassandriensis

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Urmiatherium kassandriensis was named by Lazaridis et al. (2017). Its type specimen is LGPUT FRK19, a partial skull (Skull fragment with occipital, supraoccipital, parietal and parts of the frontals with the right horn core), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fourka (FRK), which is in a Miocene terrestrial sandstone in Greece.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Urmiatherium kassandriensis Lazaridis et al.

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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
genusUrmiatheriumRodler 1888
specieskassandriensis

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.

†Urmiatherium kassandriensis Lazaridis et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Lazaridis et al. 2017Medium-sized compared to other Urmiatherium species; short, conical horn cores without torsion and buttresses; thick and porous frontals without sinuses; thick and pneumatized parietals; parietal length about 75% of the occipital; simple fronto-parietal suture and nuchal crest; large mastoids, not in contact with parietals; voluminous posterior tuberosities of the basioccipital, ellipsoid in shape, converging rostrally and bearing caudally two large sub-triangular facets for the atlas, separated from each other by a deep narrow furrow; short and thick paroccipital processes.
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, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Kassandra) Urmiatherium kassandriensis (type locality: 202330)