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Canthumeryx sirtensis

Mammalia - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Canthumeryx sirtensis was named by Hamilton (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Canthumeryx sirtensis Hamilton
1978Canthumeryx sirtensis Hamilton p. 178
1991Canthumeryx sirtensis Anyonge p. 385
2003Canthumeryx sirtensis Mitchell and Skinner p. 57

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyGiraffidae
subfamilyCanthumerycinae()
genusCanthumeryxHamilton 1973
speciessirtensisHamilton 1973

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.

†Canthumeryx sirtensis Hamilton 1973
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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: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:03:58
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 Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Kenya Canthumeryx sirtensis (70808)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saudi Arabia Canthumeryx sirtensis (47069 47074)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Canthumeryx sirtensis (21725 38060 83629)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya Canthumeryx sirtensis (22070)