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Helicotragus

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Helicotragus was named by Palmer (1903).

It was assigned to Bovidae by Carroll (1988).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Helicoceras Weithofer
1889Helicophora Weithofer
1903Helicotragus Palmer
1988Helicotragus Carroll

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
genusHelicotragus

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. †Helicotragus Palmer 1903
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Invalid names: Helicophora Weithofer 1889 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Turolian or 8.70000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Aegean) Helicophora rotundicornis (202120)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Chalkidona) H. rotundicornis (182745 182748 182749 182750)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey H. rotundicornis (56563)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Attica) Helicoceras rotundicorne (182754)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Euboea) H. rodundicornis (202213)