†family Archaeomerycidae Simpson 1945 (ruminant)
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Archaeomerycidae
Parent taxon: Ruminantia according to G. Métais 2006
See also Vislobokova 2001
Sister taxa: Agriochoeridae, Amphimoschus, Andegamerycidae, Anoplotheriadae, Bovoidea, Delahomeryx, Giraffoidea, Hispanomerycidae, Krabitherium, Merycotherium, Mosaicomeryx, Paalitherium, Palaeohypsodontus, Pecora, Prodremotherium, Sanitherium, Thandaungia, Tragulidae, Tragulina
Subtaxa: Archaeomeryx Irrawadymeryx Miomeryx Notomeryx Paukkaungmeryx Xinjiangmeryx
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: