Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Alternative combination: Drepanomeryx (Drepanomeryx) falciformis
Synonym: Drepanomeryx (Matthomeryx) matthewi Frick 1937
Full reference: W. J. Sinclair. 1915. Additions to the Fauna of the Lower Pliocene Snake Creek Beds (Results of the Princeton University 1914 Expedition to Nebraska). Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 54(217):73-95
Belongs to Drepanomeryx according to D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008
See also Frick 1937, Prothero and Liter 2007 and Sinclair 1915
Sister taxa: Drepanomeryx (Drepanomeryx), Drepanomeryx (Matthomeryx)
Type specimens:
- Drepanomeryx falciformis: PU 12072, an other (fragmentary horn pedicle). Its type locality is Princeton Loc. 1000C, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Olcott Formation of Nebraska.
- Drepanomeryx (Matthomeryx) matthewi: Its type locality is Observation Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in Nebraska.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Colorado collection)
• Miocene of United States (4: Nebraska, Texas)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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