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Megalotragus isaaci

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Megalotragus isaaci was named by Harris (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Megalotragus isaaci Harris

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeAlcelaphiniBrookes 1876
subtribeAlcelaphina
genusMegalotragusvan Hoepen 1932
speciesisaaci

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.

†Megalotragus isaaci Harris 1991
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Calabrian or 2.58800 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malawi Megalotragus isaaci (22324 22327)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Megalotragus isaaci (21376 21398 21404 21410 21420 21457 21461 21471 21474 21478 21503 21504)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Megalotragus isaaci (21367 21370 21396 21402 21445 21448 21452 21454 21458 21464 21502 21515 32051)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Megalotragus isaaci (21368 21403 21520 32058 32087)