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Ovis canadensis (bighorn sheep)

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Ovis canadensis was named by Shaw (1804). It is extant.

Subspecies
O. auduboni, O. californiana, O. mexicana, O. nelsoni, O. weemsi
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. antiqua, O. aries, O. dalli

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Ovis cervina Desmarest
1804Ovis canadensis Shaw
1804Ovis canadensis canadensis Shaw
1817Ovis montana Cuvier
1827Ovis pygarus Griffith
1903Ovis canadensis cremnobates Elliot
1956Ovis catclawensis Hibbard and Wright p. 106
1974Ovis canadensis catclawensis Harris and Mundel
1980Ovis canadensis Kurten and Anderson p. 329
1985Ovis canadensis Emslie and Czaplewski p. 3
1985Ovis canadensis Shackleton p. 1
1986Ovis canadensis catclawensis Emslie p. 173
2008Ovis canadensis Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeCaprini()
genusOvis
speciescanadensisShaw 1804

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.

Ovis canadensis Shaw 1804 [bighorn sheep]
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†Ovis canadensis auduboni Merriam 1901
Invalid names: Ovis canadensis canadensis Shaw 1804 [synonym], Ovis canadensis cremnobates Elliot 1903 [synonym], Ovis catclawensis Hibbard and Wright 1956 [synonym], Ovis cervina Desmarest 1804 [synonym], Ovis montana Cuvier 1817 [synonym], Ovis pygarus Griffith 1827 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.21 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Ovis canadensis (93257)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Ovis canadensis (174513)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Ovis catclawensis (227074)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0USA (Texas) Ovis canadensis (93258)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Ovis canadensis (20272 20472)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Colorado) Ovis canadensis (20477)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Nevada) Ovis canadensis (223356)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Ovis auduboni (93281)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Ovis canadensis (93528)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Arizona) Ovis catclawensis (74176)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Ovis canadensis (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Ovis canadensis (20621)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Ovis canadensis (20615)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Ovis catclawensis (74953 74954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Ovis catclawensis (93181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Nevada) Ovis canadensis (93278)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Ovis canadensis (93251)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Ovis canadensis (20273)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Ovis canadensis (93326)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (New Mexico) Ovis canadensis (93375)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Ovis canadensis (63708 63709 63710 63712 63715 63716 63717 63718 63720 63721 63722 63723 63724 63725)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Montana) Ovis canadensis (162133)