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Pachyportax latidens

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Cervus latidens was named by Lydekker (1876). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Padri, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene terrestrial horizon in Pakistan.

It was recombined as Pachyportax latidens by Pilgrim (1939).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. nagrii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Cervus latidens Lydekker
1939Pachyportax latidens Pilgrim

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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
genusPachyportaxPilgrim 1937
specieslatidens()

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.

†Pachyportax latidens Lydekker 1876
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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, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Pakistan (Punjab) Cervus latidens (232185)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) Pachyportax latidens (13473 13474)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Pakistan Cervus latidens (232181)