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Pliotragus

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Pliotragus was named by Kretzoi (1941). It is not extant. Its type is Antilope ardea.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Carroll (1988).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Pliotragus Kretzoi
1956Hesperoceras Villalta and Crusafont Pairó
1988Pliotragus 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
genusPliotragusKretzoi 1941

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. †Pliotragus Kretzoi 1941
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†Pliotragus ardeus Deperet 1883
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Invalid names: Hesperoceras merlae Villalta and Crusafont Pairó 1956 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hesperoceras Villalta and Crusafont Pairó 1956 [synonym]
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 1991, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 16 to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.20000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Romania P. ardeus (39845)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain (La Rioja) Hesperoceras merlae (38892)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps) P. ardeus (44231)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Bulgaria P. ardeus (58809)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Romania P. ardeus (39846)
MN 163.2 - 2.588France P. ardeus (47099 47100)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece P. sp. (202122)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania P. ardeus (40109)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (La Rioja) P. ardeus (189976)