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Sivatherium giganteum

Mammalia - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Sivatherium giganteum was named by Bohlin (1926).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Sivatherium giganteum Bohlin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyGiraffidae
subfamilySivatheriinaeZittel 1893
genusSivatheriumFalconer and Cautley 1836
speciesgiganteumBohlin 1926

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.

†Sivatherium giganteum Bohlin 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-01-04 10:48:20
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:48:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Solounias and Moelleken 1993

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6India (Punjab) Sivatherium giganteum (236019)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58India (Panjab) Sivatherium giganteum (51104 51106)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58India (Jammu) Sivatherium giganteum (51102)