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Hippocamelus (Furcifer)

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervus (Furcifer) was named by Wagner (1844).

It was reranked as Furcifer by Ameghino (1889); it was Hippocamelus (Furcifer) by Ameghino (1902).

It was assigned to Cervus by Wagner (1844) and Pucheran (1852); to Cervidae by Ameghino (1889); and to Hippocamelus by Ameghino (1902).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Cervus (Furcifer) Wagner
1852Cervus (Furcifer) Pucheran
1889Furcifer Ameghino p. 611
1902Hippocamelus (Furcifer) Ameghino

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
Telemetacarpalia
tribeOdocoileini(Pocock 1923)
genusHippocamelusLeuckart 1816
subgenusFurcifer(Wagner 1844)

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.

Subg. †Hippocamelus (Furcifer) Wagner 1844
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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 12:03:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) Hippocamelus incognitus (70673)