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Ugandax demissum

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Simatherium demissum was named by Gentry (1980).

It was recombined as Ugandax demissum by Gentry (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Simatherium demissum Gentry
2010Ugandax demissum Gentry p. 753

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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
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeBoviniGray 1821
genusUgandaxCooke and Coryndon 1970
speciesdemissum(Gentry 1980)

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.

Ugandax demissum Gentry 1980
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Uganda Simatherium demissum (22390 22400 22418 22425 22462)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Ethiopia Simatherium demissum (22139)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (Namaqualand) Simatherium demissum (51189)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Uganda Simatherium demissum (22345)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Senegal Simatherium demissum (221108)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Simatherium demissum (22221 22222 22227)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Uganda Simatherium demissum (22265)