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Palaeotragus germaini

Mammalia - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Palaeotragus germaini was named by Arambourg (1959).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. decipiens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Palaeotragus germaini Arambourg
2010Palaeotragus germaini Harris et al. p. 804

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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)
—Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyGiraffidae
genusPalaeotragusGaudry 1861
speciesgermainiArambourg 1959

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.

†Palaeotragus germaini Arambourg 1959
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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: browserg
Diet 2: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-01-04 10:44:45
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:46:31
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Zanclean or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Kenya Palaeotragus germaini (219711)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Kenya Palaeotragus germaini (22241)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Algeria Palaeotragus germaini (34642)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Tunisia Palaeotragus germaini (35274)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Palaeotragus germaini (136913)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya Palaeotragus germaini (22242)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Palaeotragus germaini (22221)