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Spirocerus

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Spirocerus was named by Boule and Teilhard de Jardin (1928). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
S. wongi
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. kiakhensis, S. kjakhtensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Spirocerus Boule and Teilhard de Jardin
1988Spirocerus Carroll

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
genusSpirocerusBoule and Teilhard de Jardin 1928

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. †Spirocerus Boule and Teilhard de Jardin 1928
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†Spirocerus wongi Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
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, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Türkiye Spiroceros sp. (39322)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774China (Hebei) S. wongi (231023)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Russian Federation (Western Transbaikalia) S. wongi (40265 40266)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Mongolia S. kiakhensis (71060)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774China (Hebei) S. wongi (197069)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Russian Federation (West Siberia) S. sp. (40495)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117China (Heilongjiang) S. sp. (230983)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation S. kjakhtensis (79548)