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Damaliscus (antelope)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Damaliscus Sclater and Thomas
1988Damaliscus Carroll
1997Damaliscus Vrba p. 168
1999Damaliscus Hassanin and Douzery p. 893
2001Damaliscus Grubb p. 380
2003Damaliscus Hassanin and Douzery p. 212
2004Damaliscus Geraads et al. p. 188
2010Damaliscus Gentry p. 784
2021Damaliscus Calamari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
tribeAlcelaphiniBrookes 1876
genusDamaliscusSclater and Thomas 1894

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. Damaliscus Sclater and Thomas 1894 [antelope]
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†Damaliscus ademassui Vrba 1997
†Damaliscus agelaius Gentry and Gentry 1978
†Damaliscus cuiculi Arambourg 1979
Damaliscus dorcas Pallas 1766 [bontebok]
†Damaliscus gentryi Vrba 1977
†Damaliscus hadari Vrba 1997
Damaliscus korrigum Ogilby 1837 [topi]
Damaliscus lunatus Burchell 1823 [common tsessebe]
Damaliscus pygargus Pallas 1766 [bontebok]
†Damaliscus strepsiceras Geraads et al. 2004
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, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (83 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa Damaliscus sp. (22220)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Kenya Damaliscus sp. (22236)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ethiopia (Afar) Damaliscus ademassui (70907)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Damaliscus gentryi (22354)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774South Africa Damaliscus sp. (21791)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117South Africa Damaliscus dorcas (21960) Damaliscus sp., Damaliscus dorcas (207105)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Ethiopia Damaliscus ademassui (22164)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malawi Damaliscus sp. (22323)
Zanclean - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Ethiopia Damaliscus ademassui (22167)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa Damaliscus albifrons (22340)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Damaliscus hadari (21783)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Kenya (Rift Valley) Damaliscus sp. (21289 21292)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Damaliscus sp. (22334)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya (Rift Valley) Damaliscus sp. (21282 21283 21353 21354)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia (Afar) Damaliscus ademassui (224655)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Damaliscus sp. (32116)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa (Gauteng) Damaliscus sp. (183152)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Algeria Damaliscus cuiculi (224087)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa Damaliscus sp. (21824)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Damaliscus sp. (32080)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Damaliscus sp. (21350)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Damaliscus sp. (22493) Damaliscus sp. A (22492) Damaliscus sp. B (22491 22494)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Kenya Damaliscus hunteri, Damaliscus dorcas, Damaliscus lunatus (21963)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Damaliscus dorcas (21695 21823 21915 21929 21956) Damaliscus hunteri, Damaliscus sp. (21954) Damaliscus sp. (21828 21829 21916 21931) Damaliscus sp., Damaliscus dorcas (21825)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Djibouti Damaliscus sp. (22482)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Morocco Damaliscus sp. (34329)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Zambia Damaliscus lunatus (21924)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Tanzania Damaliscus dorcas (22181 22192)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Swaziland Damaliscus lunatus (21925)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Damaliscus dorcas (21948 21949 21951 21952) Damaliscus lunatus (21957)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Damaliscus dorcas (22103)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Damaliscus agelaius (21967 22619)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Damaliscus sp. (21294 21297)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Damaliscus sp. (21923) Damaliscus sp., Damaliscus dorcas (21822)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania (Lake Natron Basin) Damaliscus sp. (22557 22582)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Damaliscus sp. (21501)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Damaliscus sp. (34330 42866)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Tanzania Damaliscus sp. (21893)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Damaliscus dorcas (21277) Damaliscus hunteri, Damaliscus lunatus (21276) Damaliscus sp. (22272)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Damaliscus lunatus (22066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Damaliscus dorcus (96974)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Damaliscus dorcas (21943 21944)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Egypt Damaliscus sp. (21907)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Swaziland Damaliscus lunatus (21927 21955)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Damaliscus korrigum (21690)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Damaliscus dorcas (21866 21946)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Damaliscus lunatus (22067 22068)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Damaliscus lunatus (21903 21904)