Aletomeryx gracilis Lull 1920 (ruminant)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae

Synonyms: Aletomeryx lugni Frick 1937, Aletomeryx marshi Lull 1920, Aletomeryx scotti Matthew 1924, Blastomeryx marshi Lull 1920, Blastomeryx scotti Matthew 1924

Full reference: R. S. Lull. 1920. An upper Carboniferous footprint from Attleboro, Massachusetts. American Journal of Science s4-50:234-236

Belongs to Aletomeryx according to D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008

See also Frick 1937, Janis and Manning 1998, Lull 1920, Matthew 1924, Prothero and Liter 2007, Webb 1969 and Whistler 1984

Sister taxa: Aletomeryx marslandensis, Aletomeryx occidentalis, Blastomeryx pristinus

Type specimens:

  • Aletomeryx gracilis: Its type locality is Aletomeryx Quarry, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Runningwater Formation of Nebraska
  • Aletomeryx lugni: Its type locality is Bridgeport Quarries, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Runningwater Formation of Nebraska.
  • Aletomeryx scotti:
  • Blastomeryx marshi:

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (7: Florida, Nebraska, Wyoming collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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