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Dorcatherium chappuisi

Mammalia - Tragulidae

Taxonomy
Dorcatherium chappuisi was named by Arambourg (1933).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Dorcatherium chappuisi Arambourg
2001Dorcatherium chappuisi Vislobokova p. S137
2010Dorcatherium chappuisi Geraads p. 732

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyTraguloidea
familyTragulidaeMilnes-Edwards 1864
genusDorcatherium
specieschappuisiArambourg 1933

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.

†Dorcatherium chappuisi Arambourg 1933
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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: frugivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:14:24
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.44000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Kenya Dorcatherium chappuisi (70808)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Dorcatherium chappuisi (38060)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya (Northern Frontier District) Dorcatherium chappuisi (122454)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya (Nyanza) Dorcatherium chappuisi (21338 21339)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya Dorcatherium chappuisi (22069 22071 22077 22078 22081)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya (Central Nyanza) Dorcatherium chappuisi (21340)