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Alforjas taylori

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4970307https://www.gbif.org/species/4970307
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)43868https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=43868
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Alforjas : Alforjas taylori
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Alforjas : Alforjas taylori
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
orderUngulata
orderArtiodactylaOwen 1848
suborderTylopoda
superfamilyCameloidea
familyCamelidaeGray 1821
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeLaminiWebb 1965
genusAlforjasHarrison 1979
speciesAlforjas tayloriHarrison 1979
Generic NameAlforjas
Scientific NameAlforjas taylori Harrison, 1979
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Alforjas taylorispeciesbelongs to Alforjasstated without evidenceHarrison, 1979
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Last Recorded Appearance10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Artiodactyla)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietbrowser, browser (based on Camelidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. A. Harrison. 1979. Revision of the Camelinae (Artiodactyla, Tylopoda) and description of the new genus Alforjas. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 95(4):1-28

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Pliauchenia hemphillensis Dalquest, 1980GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Alforjas : Pliauchenia hemphillensis

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1979Alforjas taylori Harrison
1980Pliauchenia hemphillensis Dalquest
1998Alforjas taylori Honey et al. p. 451

References

Harrison J. A. (1979) Revision of the Camelinae (Artiodactyla, Tylopoda) and description of the new genus Alforjas, University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 95 4, 1-28
Dalquest W. W. (1980) Peromyscus beckensis Dalquest Referred to the Genus Symmetrodontomys, Journal of Mammalogy 61 1, 157-158 doi:10.2307/1379981
Honey J. G., Harrison J. A., et al (1998) Camelidae, Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America 1, 439-462
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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