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Taurotragus oryx (common eland)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Antilope oryx was named by Pallas (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Taurotragus oryx by Biewener (1983) and Hassanin and Douzery (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Antilope oryx Pallas
1983Taurotragus oryx Biewener p. 162
1999Taurotragus oryx Hassanin and Douzery p. 893

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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)
tribeTragelaphiniBlyth 1863
genusTaurotragusWagner 1855
speciesoryx(Pallas 1766)

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.

Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 [common eland]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

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 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21960)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa Taurotragus oryx (22340)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Taurotragus oryx (22334)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Kenya Taurotragus oryx (21963 38039)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Morocco Taurotragus oryx (22489)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21695 21825 21828 21829 21915 21916 21929 21931 21953 21954 21956 115191 115205)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Libya Taurotragus oryx (21884)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21711 21948 21949 21950 21951)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Morocco Taurotragus oryx (21856)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Zambia Taurotragus oryx (21854 21924)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Taurotragus oryx (21868)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Tanzania Taurotragus oryx (22192)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21822 21923 21928 21961)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Taurotragus oryx (42866)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Tanzania Taurotragus oryx (21893)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Taurotragus oryx (21276 21277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21709 96974)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Taurotragus oryx (115167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21922)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Taurotragus oryx (21933 21936 21938)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Swaziland Taurotragus oryx (21927 21955)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Taurotragus oryx (21894 21895)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Taurotragus oryx (21911)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Taurotragus oryx (21690)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Taurotragus oryx (21866 21917 21918 21921 21946)