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Oreotragus (klipspringer)

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Oreotragus was named by Smith (1834). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Carroll (1988); and to Neotragini by Hassanin and Douzery (1999), Grubb (2001), Gentry (2010).

Species
O. oreotragus
Species lacking formal opinion data
O. major, O. minor

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Oreotragus Smith
1988Oreotragus Carroll
1999Oreotragus Hassanin and Douzery p. 893
2001Oreotragus Grubb p. 377
2010Oreotragus Gentry p. 759

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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
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeNeotraginiSclater and Thomas 1894
genusOreotragusSmith 1834

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. Oreotragus Smith 1834 [klipspringer]
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Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 [klipspringer]
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, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58South Africa Oreotragus sp. (22220)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117South Africa Oreotragus minor (21960) Oreotragus sp. (207105)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa Oreotragus major (22340)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa (Gauteng) Oreotragus sp. (183152)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa Oreotragus major, Oreotragus oreotragus (21824) Oreotragus sp. (95150)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Oreotragus major, Oreotragus oreotragus (21825) Oreotragus oreotragus (21695 21828 21929 115191)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Oreotragus oreotragus (21868)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Oreotragus oreotragus (22074)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa Oreotragus oreotragus (21948 21949 21950 21951 21952 21957)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Eswatini Oreotragus oreotragus (21925)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Oreotragus major (21822)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti plains) Oreotragus oreotragus (32115 32124)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti Plains) Oreotragus oreotragus (32113)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti) Oreotragus oreotragus (32119)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Oreotragus oreotragus (115167)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Oreotragus oreotragus (21690)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Oreotragus oreotragus (21862 21896 21930 21940 21946)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Eswatini Oreotragus oreotragus (21927 21955)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Oreotragus oreotragus (21894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Oreotragus oreotragus (21911)