Damalacra acalla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bovoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Cladus: Ferungulata Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Ruminantia Cladus: Pecora Superfamilia: Bovoidea

Familia: Bovidae
Subfamilia: Alcelaphinae
Tribus: Alcelaphini
Genus: †Damalacra
Species: †Damalacra acalla

Name

Damalacra acalla Gentry, 1980: 272

Holotype: SAM-PQ-L40001

Type locality: "bed 3aS of the PPM"; Pelletal Phosphorite Member, Varswater Formation, Langebaanweg, South Africa

Etymology: "Greek acalles, without charms ... refers to the primitive state of nearly all the characters in this species"

References

Primary references

• Gentry, A.W. 1980. Fossil Bovidae (Mammalia) from Langebaanweg, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 79(8): 213–337. BHL Reference page.