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Pelorovis antiquus

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Bubalus antiquus was named by Duvernoy (1851).

It was recombined as Pelorovis antiquus by Peters (1990) and Geraads et al. (2004); it was recombined as Syncerus antiquus by Gentry (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Bubalus antiquus Duvernoy
1990Pelorovis antiquus Peters p. 89
2004Pelorovis antiquus Geraads et al. p. 185
2010Syncerus antiquus Gentry p. 755

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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()
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeBoviniGray 1821
genusPelorovisReck 1928
speciesantiquus(Duvernoy 1851)

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.

Pelorovis antiquus Duvernoy 1851
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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, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Pelorovis antiquus (100313)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Pelorovis antiquus (21695 21916 21931 115191 115205)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Morocco Pelorovis antiquus (22489)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Pelorovis antiquus (21948 21952)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781South Africa Pelorovis antiquus (21923 21928)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Tanzania Pelorovis antiquus (21970)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Morocco Pelorovis antiquus (34330)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117South Africa Pelorovis antiquus (115225)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Kenya (Athi-Kapiti Plains) Pelorovis antiquus (32113)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Pelorovis antiquus (22066)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Pelorovis antiquus (21917)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Pelorovis antiquus (22067)