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Pliotragus ardeus

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Antilope ardea was named by Deperet (1883). It is the type species of Pliotragus.

It was recombined as Pliotragus ardeus by Duvernois and Guérin (1989).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Antilope ardea Deperet
1956Hesperoceras merlae Villalta and Crusafont Pairó
1989Pliotragus ardeus Duvernois and Guérin

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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
genusPliotragusKretzoi 1941
speciesardeus(Deperet 1883)

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.

†Pliotragus ardeus Deperet 1883
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Invalid names: Hesperoceras merlae Villalta and Crusafont Pairó 1956 [synonym]
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 MN 16 to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.20000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain (La Rioja) Hesperoceras merlae (38892)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Romania Pliotragus ardeus (39845)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Bulgaria Pliotragus ardeus (58809)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps) Pliotragus ardeus (44231)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Romania Pliotragus ardeus (39846)
MN 163.2 - 2.588France Pliotragus ardeus (47099 47100)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania Pliotragus ardeus (40109)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (La Rioja) Pliotragus ardeus (189976)