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Osbornoceros osborni

Osteichthyes - Antilocapridae

Taxonomy
Osbornoceros osborni was named by Frick (1937) [genotype]. Its type locality is Osbornoceros Quarry, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Chamita Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Osbornoceros.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Osbornoceros osborni Frick

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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()
familyAntilocapridae
subfamilyAntilocaprinae
genusOsbornoceros
speciesosborni

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.

†Osbornoceros osborni Frick 1937
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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: browserf
Diet 2: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:51:41
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (New Mexico) Osbornoceros osborni (19347)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (New Mexico) Osbornoceros osborni (19338 type locality: 19473)