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Damaliscus eppsi

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Damaliscus eppsi was named by Harris (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. dorcus, D. albifrons

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Damaliscus eppsi Harris
2010Damaliscus eppsi Gentry p. 785

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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
genusDamaliscusSclater and Thomas 1894
specieseppsiHarris 1991

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.

†Damaliscus eppsi Harris 1991
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Calabrian or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Kenya Damaliscus eppsi (21484)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Damaliscus eppsi (21398 21503 21504)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Damaliscus eppsi (21367 21370 21378 21396 21402 21415 21448 21452 21458 21462 21463 21464 21472 21495 21502 21515 21521 21532)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Damaliscus eppsi (21368 21403)