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Alforjas

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Alforjas was named by Harrison (1979). It is not extant. Its type is Alforjas taylori.

It was assigned to Camelidae by Harrison (1979), Carroll (1988); to Lamini by Honey et al. (1998), Webb and Meachen (2004); and to Camelinae by Lynch et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Alforjas Harrison
1988Alforjas Carroll
1998Alforjas Honey et al. p. 451
2004Alforjas Webb and Meachen p. 350
2020Alforjas Lynch et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
genusAlforjas

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.

G. †Alforjas Harrison 1979
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†Alforjas taylori Harrison 1979
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Invalid names: Pliauchenia hemphillensis Dalquest 1980 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:42:02
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the early Early Hemphillian to the top of the Miocene or 9.40000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Idaho) A. sp. (19087)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) A. sp. (18181)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Jalisco) A. sp. (189788 189790)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Colorado) Alticamelus sp. (18495)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (New Mexico) A. sp. (19348 19351)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nevada) A. sp. (18972)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) A. sp. (18086 18225)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) A. sp. (18211) A. taylori (18073) Pliauchenia hemphillensis (18097)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) A. taylori (18304)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) A. taylori (18140 18342)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Arizona) Protolabini indet. (19272)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Idaho) A. sp. (19085)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Guanajuato) A. sp. (18718)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Hidalgo) A. sp. (212307)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Arizona) A. sp. (19612) Protolabini indet. (19514)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Zacatecas) A. taylori (157351)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Guanajuato) A. sp. (18713 18737 18740)
early Early Hemphillian - late Early Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Idaho) A. sp. (218109 218111)
late Early Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) A. sp. (156740)