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Alforjas taylori

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Alforjas taylori was named by Harrison (1979) [genotype]. It is the type species of Alforjas.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Alforjas taylori Harrison
1980Pliauchenia hemphillensis Dalquest
1998Alforjas taylori Honey et al. p. 451

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
genusAlforjas
speciestaylori

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.

†Alforjas taylori Harrison 1979
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Invalid names: Pliauchenia hemphillensis Dalquest 1980 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:42:02
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991

Age range: Hemphillian or 10.30000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Alforjas taylori (18140 18342)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Alforjas taylori (18073) Pliauchenia hemphillensis (18097)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oklahoma) Alforjas taylori (18304)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Zacatecas) Alforjas taylori (157351)