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Pachyportax

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Pachyportax was named by Pilgrim (1937). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
P. latidens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Pachyportax Pilgrim
1988Pachyportax Carroll

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
genusPachyportaxPilgrim 1937

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. †Pachyportax Pilgrim 1937
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†Pachyportax latidens Lydekker 1876
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 1999, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 15.97000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Pakistan (Punjab) Cervus latidens (232185)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Nepal P. sp. (48668 48713)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) P. latidens (13474) P. sp., P. latidens (13473)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333India (Gujarat) P. nagrii (87489)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Pakistan Cervus latidens (232181)