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Beatragus antiquus

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Beatragus antiquus was named by Leakey (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Beatragus antiquus Leakey
1997Beatragus antiquus Vrba p. 159
2010Beatragus antiquus Gentry p. 788

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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
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeAlcelaphiniBrookes 1876
genusBeatragusHeller 1912
speciesantiquusLeakey 1965

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.

†Beatragus antiquus Leakey 1965
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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 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Calabrian or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Ethiopia Beatragus antiquus (22164)
Zanclean - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Ethiopia Beatragus antiquus (22167)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Morocco Beatragus antiquus (32052)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia Beatragus antiquus (21987)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Beatragus antiquus (21503)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Beatragus antiquus (21367 21402 21458 21462 21476)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Beatragus antiquus (21403 21520)