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Megalotragus

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Megalotragus was named by van Hoepen (1932). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Carroll (1988); and to Alcelaphina by Vrba (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Megalotragus van Hoepen
1988Megalotragus Carroll
1997Megalotragus Vrba p. 146

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeAlcelaphiniBrookes 1876
subtribeAlcelaphina
genusMegalotragusvan Hoepen 1932

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. †Megalotragus van Hoepen 1932
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†Megalotragus isaaci Harris 1991
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 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (72 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Malawi M. sp. (22271)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774South Africa M. sp. (21791)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117South Africa M. sp. (207105)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malawi M. isaaci (22324 22327)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Kenya M. sp. (21425 21459 21479 21484 21485)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Kenya M. sp. (21290)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Kenya (Rift Valley) M. sp. (21289 21292 21359)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa M. sp. (22334)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya (Rift Valley) M. sp. (21280 21282 21283 21284 21301)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya M. isaaci (21376 21398 21404 21410 21420 21457 21461 21471 21474 21478 21503 21504)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa M. sp. (21824 95150)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa (Gauteng) M. sp. (183152)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya M. isaaci (21367 21370 21396 21402 21445 21448 21452 21454 21458 21464 21502 21515 32051) M. sp. (22342)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) M. sp. (21350)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa M. priscus (21953 21954 21956) M. sp. (21825 21828 21829)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Kenya M. sp. (38039)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa M. eucornutus (21711) M. priscus (21948)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Tanzania M. sp. (22189)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa M. priscus (21928 21961)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya M. isaaci (21368 21403 21520 32058 32087)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) M. sp. (21294 21296 21297 21343 21347)