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Damalacra

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Damalacra was named by Gentry (1980).

It was assigned to Alcelaphini by Gentry (1980); and to Alcelaphinae by Gentry (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Damalacra Gentry p. 264
2010Damalacra Gentry p. 782

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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
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeAlcelaphiniBrookes 1876
genusDamalacra

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. †Damalacra Gentry 1980
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†Damalacra acalla Gentry 1980
†Damalacra neanica Gentry 1980
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 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa D. acalla (22232) D. neanica (22224)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Kenya D. sp. A, D. sp. B (22241)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Tanzania D. sp. (22042 22058 22063 22147)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya D. sp. (22242)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588Kenya D. sp. (22237)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Tanzania D. sp. (22043 22044 22045 22052)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa D. sp., D. acalla (22227) D. sp., D. neanica, D. acalla (22221 22222)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya D. sp., D. harrisi (22234)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania D. sp. (22149 22477 22480)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Kenya D. sp. (22239) D. sp. A, D. sp. B (22235)