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Hemitragus

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Hemitragus was named by Hodgson (1841). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Carroll (1988); to Caprinae by Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008); and to Caprini by Grubb (2001) and Calamari (2021).

Species
H. cedrensis, H. jemlahicus
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. bonali

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Hemitragus Hodgson
1988Hemitragus Carroll
2001Hemitragus Grubb p. 383
2008Hemitragus Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5
2021Hemitragus 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
tribeCaprini()
genusHemitragusHodgson 1841

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. Hemitragus Hodgson 1841
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†Hemitragus cedrensis Crégut-Bonnoure 1989
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Villanyian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ruscinian - Villanyian5.333 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) H. bonali (35354)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Bulgaria H. sp. (58809)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) H. bonali (35369)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Murcia) H. sp. (34911)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Macedonia) H. sp. (34784)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Alpes Maritimes) Nemorhoedus philisi (50342)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Granada) Capra alba (34898) H. sp. (34943)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece H. sp. (230277)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129France (Cote d'Azur) H. jemlahicus (49091)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Greece (Thessaly) H. bonali (34808)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Belgium H. bonali (34127)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Valencia) H. bonali (221420 221421 221422 221424 221425 221426)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Molise) H. sp. (44092)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Austria (Niederoesterreich) H. jemlahicus (50258)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Aquitaine) H. jemlahicus (49093)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Languedoc-Roussillon) H. sp. (47832)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Provence) H. bonali (48889 48891 48893 48908 48910) H. jemlahicus (48892 48911 48912)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Valencia) H. cedrensis (205285 221412 221413 221414 221415 221416)