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Palaeotragus quadricornis

Mammalia - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Palaeotragus quadricornis was named by Bohlin (1926).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Palaeotragus quadricornis Bohlin
2009Palaeotragus quadricornis Kostopoulos

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyGiraffidae
genusPalaeotragusGaudry 1861
speciesquadricornisBohlin 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.

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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: browserg
Diet 2: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-01-04 10:44:45
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:46:31
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Solounias and Moelleken 1993

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey (Cankiri) Palaeotragus quadricornis (184368)