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Pelorovis antiquus

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Bubalus antiquus was named by Duvernoy (1851).

It was recombined as Pelorovis antiquus by Peters (1990), Geraads et al. (2004); it was recombined as Syncerus antiquus by Gentry (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. preafricanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Bubalus antiquus Duvernoy
1990Pelorovis antiquus Peters p. 89
2004Pelorovis antiquus Geraads et al. p. 185
2010Syncerus antiquus Gentry p. 755

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeBoviniGray 1821
genusPelorovisReck 1928
speciesantiquus(Duvernoy 1851)

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.

†Pelorovis antiquus Duvernoy 1851
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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: Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Pelorovis antiquus (100313)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Morocco Pelorovis antiquus (22489)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Pelorovis antiquus (21695 21916 21931 115191 115205)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa Pelorovis antiquus (21948 21952)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Pelorovis antiquus (21970)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Pelorovis antiquus (21923 21928)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Pelorovis antiquus (34330)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Pelorovis antiquus (22066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Pelorovis antiquus (115225)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti Plains) Pelorovis antiquus (32113)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Pelorovis antiquus (21917)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Pelorovis antiquus (22067)