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Aepyceros shungurae

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Aepyceros shungurae was named by Gentry (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. afarensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Aepyceros shungurae Gentry
2010Aepyceros shungurae Gentry p. 771

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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
tribeAepycerotiniGray 1872
genusAepycerosSundevall 1847
speciesshunguraeGentry 1985

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.

†Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Gelasian or 3.60000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Aepyceros shungurae (21549 21608)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Kenya Aepyceros shungurae (21407 21425 21435 21480 21484 21485 21519 21536)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Kenya (Rift Valley) Aepyceros shungurae (21344)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia Aepyceros shungurae (21552 21621 21670 21680 21741 21742 21751 21986 22000 22006)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya (Rift Valley) Aepyceros shungurae (21280 21282 21283 21286 21345 21346 21353 21354 21355)