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Palaeotragus inexspectatus

Osteichthyes - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Mitilanotherium inexspectatum was named by Samson and Radulesco (1966).

It was recombined as Palaeotragus inexspectatus by Athanassiou (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Mitilanotherium inexspectatum Samson and Radulesco
2014Palaeotragus inexspectatus Athanassiou p. 74

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyGiraffidae
genusPalaeotragusGaudry 1861
speciesinexspectatus(Samson and Radulesco 1966)

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 inexspectatus Samson and Radulesco 1966
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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: 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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Solounias and Moelleken 1993

Age range: Villafranchian or 3.55000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Spain (Andalucia) Mitilanotherium inexspectatum (35038)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Romania Mitilanotherium inexspectatum (39846)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Greece (Thessaly) Palaeotragus inexspectatus (34614)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Romania Mitilanotherium inexspectatum (39866)