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Boselaphus (nilgai)

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Synonyms
  • Portax was named by Hamilton-Smith (1827). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Boselaphus by Leslie (2008).
  • Tragelaphus was named by Ogilby (1837) [non Tragelaphus de Blainville 1816]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Boselaphus by Leslie (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Boselaphus de Blainville p. 75
1827Portax Hamilton-Smith
1837Tragelaphus Ogilby
1988Boselaphus Carroll
1999Boselaphus Hassanin and Douzery p. 899
2001Boselaphus Grubb p. 375
2003Boselaphus Hassanin and Douzery p. 212
2008Boselaphus Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 980 figs. Fig. 5
2008Boselaphus Leslie, Jr. p. 1
2010Boselaphus Gentry p. 753

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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
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeBoselaphiniKnottnerus-Meyer 1997
genusBoselaphusde Blainville 1816

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.

G. Boselaphus de Blainville 1816 [nilgai]
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Boselaphus tragocamelus Pallas 1766 [nilgai]
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Invalid names: Antilope leucopus Zimmermann 1777 [synonym], Antilope picta Pallas 1777 [synonym], Boselaphus albipes Erxleben 1777 [synonym], Damalis risia Hamilton-Smith 1827 [synonym], Tragelaphus hippelaphus Ogilby 1837 [synonym]
Invalid names: Portax Hamilton-Smith 1827 [synonym], Tragelaphus Ogilby 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774India (Punjab) Boselaphus namadicus (236043)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774India (Himchal Pradesh) Boselaphus sp. (236041)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (Tamil Nadu) Boselaphus sp. (238028)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India Boselaphus sp. (237975 238019)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (Madras) Boselaphus tragocamelus (228955)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117India (Gujarat) Boselaphus sp. (173345)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India Boselaphus tragocamelus (224310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0India (West Bengal) Boselaphus sp. (13456)