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Palaeotragus inexspectatus

Mammalia - Giraffidae

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

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. decipiens

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
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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 mobilep
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, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Kiessling 2004, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

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)