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Aepyceros premelampus

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Aepyceros premelampus was named by Harris (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. afarensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Aepyceros premelampus Harris
2010Aepyceros premelampus Gentry p. 771

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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
tribeAepycerotiniGray 1872
genusAepycerosSundevall 1847
speciespremelampusHarris 2003

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.

†Aepyceros premelampus Harris 2003
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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, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Zanclean or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Kenya Aepyceros premelampus (22241)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya Aepyceros premelampus (22242)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588Kenya Aepyceros premelampus (22237)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Kenya Aepyceros premelampus (22235 22239)