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Alcelaphini

Mammalia - Bovidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Alcelaphini Brookes
1999Alcelaphini Hassanin and Douzery p. 893
2001Alcelaphinae Grubb p. 380
2003Alcelaphini Hassanin and Douzery p. 223
2008Alcelaphinae Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5
2010Alcelaphinae Gentry p. 781
2021Alcelaphini Calamari

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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()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeAlcelaphiniBrookes 1876
tribeAlcelaphiniBrookes 1876

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.

Tr. Alcelaphini Brookes 1876
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Subtr. †Alcelaphina Vrba 1997
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G. †Damalops Pilgrim 1939
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†Damalops palaeindicus Falconer 1859
†Damalops sidihakomai Vrba 1997
G. †Megalotragus van Hoepen 1932
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†Megalotragus isaaci Harris 1991
G. Alcelaphus Blainville 1816 [hartebeest]
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Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 [hartebeest]
Alcelaphus cokii Günther 1884 [Coke's hartebeest]
†Alcelaphus kattwinkeli Scwarz 1932
Invalid names: Bubalis Goldfuss 1820 [synonym]
G. †Awashia Vrba 1997
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†Awashia suwai Vrba 1997
G. Beatragus Heller 1912 [hirola]
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†Beatragus antiquus Leakey 1965
Beatragus hunteri Sclater 1889
†Beatragus whitei Vrba 1997
G. Connochaetes Lichtenstein 1812 [wildebeest]
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†Connochaetes gentryi Harris 1991
†Connochaetes gentryi leptoceras Geraads et al. 2004
Connochaetes gnou Zimmermann 1780 [black wildebeest]
Connochaetes taurinus Burchell 1823 [blue wildebeest]
†Connochaetes tournoueri Thomas 1884
Invalid names: Catoblepas Gray 1821 [synonym], Oreonagor Thomas 1884 [synonym]
G. †Damalborea Gentry 2010
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†Damalborea elisabethae Gentry 2010
G. Damaliscus Sclater and Thomas 1894 [antelope]
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†Damaliscus ademassui Vrba 1997
†Damaliscus agelaius Gentry and Gentry 1978
†Damaliscus cuiculi Arambourg 1979
Damaliscus dorcas Pallas 1766 [bontebok]
†Damaliscus gentryi Vrba 1977
†Damaliscus hadari Vrba 1997
Damaliscus korrigum Ogilby 1837 [topi]
Damaliscus lunatus Burchell 1823 [common tsessebe]
Damaliscus pygargus Pallas 1766 [bontebok]
†Damaliscus strepsiceras Geraads et al. 2004
G. †Maremmia Hurzeler and Engesser 1976
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†Maremmia haupti Major 1873
†Maremmia lorenzi Hurzeler and Engesser 1976
G. †Numidocapra Arambourg 1949
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†Numidocapra crassicornis Arambourg 1949
Invalid names: Rabaticeras Ennouchi 1953 [synonym]
G. †Parmularius Hopwood 1934
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†Parmularius altidens Hopwood 1934
†Parmularius ambiguus Pomel 1894
†Parmularius angusticornis Schwarz 1937
†Parmularius atlanticus Geraads and Amani 1998
†Parmularius braini Vrba 1977
†Parmularius eppsi Harris 1991
†Parmularius pachyceras Geraads 2001
†Parmularius pandatus Gentry 1987
†Parmularius parvus Vrba 1978
†Parmularius rugosus Leakey 1965
G. †Rusingoryx Pickford and Thomas 1984
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†Rusingoryx atopocranion Pickford and Thomas 1984
G. Sigmoceros Peters 1849
Invalid names: Damaliscina Vrba 1997 [empty]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Turolian to the top of the Holocene or 8.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (449 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Uganda Alcelaphini indet. (22384)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Tanzania Alcelaphini indet. (22150)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa Connochaetes taurinus (22229) Damaliscus sp. (22220) Parmularius angusticornis (22224)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Maremmia lorenzi (92904)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Kenya Alcelaphini indet. (22241)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Kenya Damaliscus sp. (22236)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Ethiopia Alcelaphini indet. (22179)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Italy Antilope haupti (96771)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Italy Maremmia haupti (92422) Maremmia lorenzi (92423)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Italy (Toscany) Maremmia haupti (36114 36115 36116 36117) Maremmia sp. (36113)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Kenya Alcelaphini indet. (22275 22307)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Tanzania Alcelaphini indet. (22057 22058)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya Alcelaphini indet. (22242)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588South Africa (Cape) Alcelaphini indet., Parmularius angusticornis (59167)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588Kenya Alcelaphini indet. (22237)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Tanzania Alcelaphini indet. (22046 22048)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Alcelaphini indet. (22176) Damalops sidihakomai (22131)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Connochaetes sp. (100313)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Alcelaphini indet. (22234)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Malawi Alcelaphus sp., Megalotragus kattwinkeli (22559) Megalotragus sp., Alcelaphini indet., Connochaetes taurinus (22271)