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Bos primigenius

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Bos primigenius was named by Bojanus (1827).

It was recombined as Bos (Bos) primigenius by Owen (1844).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. buiaensis, B. elatus, B. tarus, B. tauros, B. taurus, B. zeylanicus, B. makapania

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Bos primigenius Bojanus
1844Bos (Bos) primigenius Owen p. 233
1995Bos primigenius Capasso Barbato and Gliozzi p. 252
1998Bos primigenius Tsoukala and Lister
2010Bos primigenius Gentry p. 755
2015Bos primigenius Hassanin p. 5

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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
genusBos
speciesprimigeniusBojanus 1827

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.

†Bos primigenius Bojanus 1827
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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, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774France (Alpes Maritimes) Bos primigenius (50342)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774United Kingdom (England) Bos primigenius (77751)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Türkiye Bos primigenius (39314)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Germany (Thüringen) Bos primigenius (43020 45065 45070)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Italy (Sicily) Bos primigenius (94328)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Israel Bos primigenius (34043)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Egypt (Kom Ombo Plain) Bos primigenius (22508 22511 22512 22513 22515 22516 22517 22518 22521 22523 22524 22541 22545)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Greece (Chalkidiki) Bos primigenius (183123)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Italy (Puglia) Bos primigenius (44091)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Egypt Bos primigenius (21886)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Morocco Bos primigenius (22489)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Egypt (Kom Ombo Plain) Bos primigenius (22532 22533 22534 22535 22536 22537 22538 22539 22540 22542 22543)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Morocco Bos primigenius (21856)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Tunisia (Kef) Bos primigenius (196971)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greece (Grevena) Bos primigenius (204557)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Trieste) Bos primigenius (43699 43701)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Soria) Bos primigenius (73757 73758 73760 73761)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Syria Bos primigenius (34105 67660)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Capri Island) Bos primigenius (43016)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Valencia) Bos primigenius (221419 221420 221421 221422 221424 221425 221426)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Roma) Bos primigenius (44090)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Türkiye Bos primigenius (43008)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Verona) Bos primigenius (43664)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Bos primigenius (42866)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Lazio Region) Bos primigenius (36134)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Trieste) Bos primigenius (43702)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kazakhstan Bos primigenius (40497)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Verona) Bos primigenius (43657)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Egypt Bos primigenius (60530)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Israel Bos primigenius (225667)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy (Vicenza) Bos primigenius (43689)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece Bos primigenius (203847)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Kilkis) Bos primigenius (207192)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Bos primigenius (197938)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Thessalia) Bos primigenius (204397)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Ioannina) Bos primigenius (208564 208565)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Bos primigenius (197768)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Poitou-Charentes) Bos primigenius (43619)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Leiria) Bos primigenius (230380)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Bos primigenius (184245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Germany Bos primigenius (240633)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Bos primigenius (109703 227871)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Valencia) Bos primigenius (205285 221412 221413 221414 221415 221416 221417)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy (Tuscany) Bos primigenius (200295)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Greece (Peloponnesus) Bos primigenius (184243)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0North Atlantic Bos primigenius (102954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Greece (Argolida) Bos primigenius (182709)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Bos primigenius (59150)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Egypt Bos primigenius (21907)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Bos primigenius (21902 208787)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Italy (Sicily) Bos primigenius (175523)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Bos primigenius (55533)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bulgaria Bos primigenius (232847)