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Speleotherium (austral scrubox)

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Discussion

Author's preferred name is Logan’s austral scrubox.

Taxonomy
Speleotherium was named by White et al. (2025). Its type is Speleotherium logani.

It was assigned to Ovibovini by White et al. (2025).

Species
S. logani (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Speleotherium White et al.

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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
subfamilyCaprinae
tribeOvibovini
genusSpeleotherium

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.

G. †Speleotherium White et al. 2025 [austral scrubox]
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Speleotherium logani White et al. 2025
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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (New Mexico) Speleotherium logani (type locality: 275959)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Speleotherium logani (76060)