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Rhynchotragus (bontebok)

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchotragus was named by Neumann (1905). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Carroll (1988).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Rhynchotragus Neumann
1988Rhynchotragus 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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyBovidae
genusRhynchotragusNeumann 1905

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. Rhynchotragus Neumann 1905 [bontebok]
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Rhynchotragus kirkii Günther 1880 [Kirk's dik dik]
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 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Zanclean or 11.62000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Kenya Rhynchotragus sp. (22236)