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Procapra

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Procapra was named by Hodgson (1846). It is extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Procapra Hodgson
1918Prodorcas Pocock
1988Procapra Carroll
2001Procapra Grubb p. 378
2008Procapra Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5
2021Procapra Calamari

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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
tribeAntilopiniGray 1821
genusProcapraHodgson 1846

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. Procapra Hodgson 1846
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Procapra gutturosa Pallas 1777
Procapra picticaudata Hodgson 1846
Invalid names: Prodorcas Pocock 1918 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Ukraine (Cherson) P. sp. (60256)
MN 127.9 - 6.965Ukraine (Odessa) P. rodleri (167995)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117China (Heilongjiang) P. sp. (230983)