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Parmularius

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Parmularius was named by Hopwood (1934). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Carroll (1988); to Damaliscina by Vrba (1997); and to Alcelaphinae by Gentry (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Parmularius Hopwood
1988Parmularius Carroll
1997Parmularius Vrba p. 166
2010Parmularius Gentry p. 782

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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
genusParmulariusHopwood 1934

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. †Parmularius Hopwood 1934
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†Parmularius altidens Hopwood 1934
†Parmularius ambiguus Pomel 1894
†Parmularius angusticornis Schwarz 1937
†Parmularius atlanticus Geraads and Amani 1998
†Parmularius braini Vrba 1977
†Parmularius eppsi Harris 1991
†Parmularius pachyceras Geraads 2001
†Parmularius pandatus Gentry 1987
†Parmularius parvus Vrba 1978
†Parmularius rugosus Leakey 1965
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa P. angusticornis (22224)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588South Africa (Cape) P. angusticornis (59167)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa P. braini (22339 22355 22356)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) P. pandatus (32050)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ethiopia (Afar) P. rugosus (70907)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Ethiopia P. altidens (21748)
Zanclean - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Ethiopia P. pandatus (22167)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Morocco P. atlanticus (32052)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Tanzania P. pandatus (21794 21798 21800 21802 21806 21807 21810 21812 21831 21832)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Kenya Damaliscus eppsi (21484) P. angusticornis (21485 21530)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Chad P. sp. (22506)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa P. parvus (22334)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania P. pandatus (21815)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya (Rift Valley) P. sp. (21282)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Damaliscus eppsi (21398 21503 21504)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Damaliscus eppsi (21378 21396 21402 21415 21448 21452 21458 21462 21463 21464 21472 21495 21502 21515 21521 21532) P. altidens, Damaliscus eppsi (21367) P. angusticornis, Damaliscus eppsi (21370)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) P. angusticornis (22491 22494) P. augusticornis (22490) P. pandatus (22496) P. sp. (22498) P. sp., P. pandatus (22492)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Morocco P. ambiguus (34332)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Ethiopia P. angusticornis (22166)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Algeria P. ambiguus (22584)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania P. altidens (22628) P. augusticornis, P. rugosus (22627)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) P. augusticornis (22499)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania (Lake Natron Basin) P. angusticornis (22552 22577)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Damaliscus eppsi (21368 21403)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco P. angusticornis (34330)