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Bos taurus (cow)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Bos taurus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. buiaensis, B. elatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Bos taurus Linnaeus p. 71
1860Bos taurus Leidy p. 110
1911Bos taurus Thomas p. 154
1999Bos taurus Hassanin and Douzery p. 899
2008Bos taurus Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeBoviniGray 1821
genusBos
speciestaurus

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.

Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 [cow]
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Quaternary to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene15.97 - 0.781Netherlands Bos taurus (189573)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands Bos taurus (189574)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Bos taurus (21885 21886 21887 21888 21890 21891 21892 21898 21899 21901 21905 21906)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa (Orange Free) Bos taurus (21867)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Morocco Bos taurus (21856 21857 21859)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Egypt Bos taurus (21900)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Sudan Bos taurus (21869 21870 21872 21873)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Bos taurus (21950)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Italy (Lombardia) Bos taurus (36376)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Bos taurus (115167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti Plains) Bos taurus (32113)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti plains) Bos taurus (32124)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti Plain) Bos taurus (32093)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Bos taurus (107875)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0South Africa Bos taurus (21922)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Bos taurus (63340 63343 63344)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Bos taurus (21921 21930)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Bos taurus (21861 21908 21942 21943 21944 21947)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Bos taurus (21932 21933 21934 21935 21936 21937 21938 22310)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya (Athi-Kapiti Plains) Bos taurus (32107)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Bos taurus (21958)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Bos taurus (122115)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Bos taurus (71329)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Bos taurus (21894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Egypt Bos taurus (21878 21907)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niger Bos taurus (83304)