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Miotragocerus macedoniensis

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Tragoportax macedoniensis was named by Bouvrain (1988). It is not extant. Its type specimen is LGPUT DTK 53 , a partial skull. Its type locality is Dytiko-1, which is in the Turolian of marl/sandstone the Dytiko Formation Greece.

It was recombined as Miotragocerus macedoniensis by Shi and Zhang (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Tragoportax macedoniensis Bouvrain
2023Miotragocerus macedoniensis Shi and Zhang

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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()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
genusMiotragocerusStromer 1928
speciesmacedoniensis()

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.

Miotragocerus macedoniensis Bouvrain 1988
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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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: Turolian or 8.70000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Attiki) Tragoportax macedoniensis (195555)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Macedonia) Tragoportax macedoniensis (type locality: 32374)