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Cervoidea
Taxonomy
Cervoidea is a superfamily.
It was assigned to Pecora by Carroll (1988); to Ruminantia by Sach and Heizmann (2001); and to Pecora by Khan and Sarwar (2002).
It was assigned to Pecora by Carroll (1988); to Ruminantia by Sach and Heizmann (2001); and to Pecora by Khan and Sarwar (2002).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1988 | Cervoidea Carroll |
2001 | Cervoidea Sach and Heizmann p. 35 |
2002 | Cervoidea Khan and Sarwar p. 140 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Superfm. †Cervoidea
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G. †Amphiprox Kaup 1839
G. †Heterocemas Young 1937
Fm. Lagomerycidae Pilgrim 1941
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Tr. Dicrocerini Simpson 1945
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Tr. Lagomerycini Pilgrim 1941
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G. †Lagomeryx Roger 1904
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†Lagomeryx complicidens Young 1964
†Lagomeryx manai Suraprasit et al. 2014
†Lagomeryx parvulus Roger 1898
†Lagomeryx ruetimeyeri Thenius 1949
G. †Stephanocemas Colbert 1936
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†Stephanocemas chinghaiensis Young 1964
Stephanocemas rucha Ginsburg and Ukkakimapan 1983
Invalid names: Stephanoceras Colbert 1936 [replaced]
Fm. †Palaeomerycidae Lydekker 1883
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Subfm. †Aletomerycinae Frick 1937
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G. †Aletomeryx Lull 1920
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†Aletomeryx gracilis Lull 1920
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Invalid names: Aletomeryx lugni Frick 1937 [synonym], Aletomeryx scotti Matthew 1924 [synonym], Blastomeryx marshi Lull 1920 [synonym]
†Aletomeryx marslandensis Frick 1937
†Aletomeryx occidentalis Whistler 1984
Invalid names: Blastomeryx pristinus Cook 1934 [nomen dubium], Dyseomeryx Stirton 1944 [synonym]
G. †Sinclairomeryx Frick 1937
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†Sinclairomeryx riparius Matthew 1924
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Invalid names: Sinclairomeryx sinclairi Frick 1937 [synonym], Sinclairomeryx tedi Frick 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aletomerycini Frick 1937 [empty]
G. †Amphitragulus Pomel 1847
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†Amphitragulus elegans Pomel 1846
†Amphitragulus minoensis Matsumoto 1918
†Amphitragulus quercyi Filhol 1887
†Amphitragulus validus Dehm 1935
Subfm. †Dromomerycinae Frick 1937
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Tr. †Cranioceratini Frick 1937
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G. †Barbouromeryx Frick 1937
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Subg. †Barbouromeryx (Barbouromeryx) Frick 1937
†Barbouromeryx cursor Cook 1922
†Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus Barbour and Schultz 1934
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Invalid names: Barbouromeryx (Probarbouromeryx) sweeti Frick 1937 [synonym], Barbouromeryx (Protobarbouromeryx) marslandensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Parablastomeryx galushi Frick 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Barbouromeryx (Probarbouromeryx) Frick 1937 [invalid subgroup], Barbouromeryx (Protobarbouromeryx) Frick 1937 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Bouromeryx Skinner et al. 1977
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†Bouromeryx americanus Douglass 1899
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Invalid names: Barbouromeryx nebrascensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Bouromeryx milleri Frick 1937 [synonym], Bouromeryx pawniensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Bouromeryx pseudonebrascensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Bouromeryx supernebrascensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Dromomeryx parvus Cook 1922 [synonym], Palaeomeryx madisonius Douglass 1899 [synonym]
†Bouromeryx submilleri Frick 1937
G. †Cranioceras Matthew 1918
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†Cranioceras pawniensis Frick 1937
†Cranioceras teres Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Cranioceras clarendonensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Cranioceras dakotensis Frick 1937 [synonym]
†Cranioceras unicornis Matthew 1918
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Invalid names: Cranioceras granti Frick 1937 [synonym], Cranioceras mefferdi Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Pediomeryx Stirton 1936
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†Pediomeryx hemphillensis Stirton 1936
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Invalid names: Procoileus edensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Yumaceras falkenbachi Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Yumaceras Frick 1937
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†Yumaceras figginsi Frick 1937
†Yumaceras hamiltoni Webb 1983
†Yumaceras ruminalis Stirton 1939
Tr. †Dromomerycini Frick 1937
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G. †Drepanomeryx Sinclair 1915
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†Drepanomeryx falciformis Sinclair 1915
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Invalid names: Drepanomeryx (Matthomeryx) matthewi Frick 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Drepanomeryx (Drepanomeryx) Sinclair 1915 [invalid subgroup], Drepanomeryx (Matthomeryx) Frick 1937 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Dromomeryx Douglass 1909
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†Dromomeryx borealis Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Dromomeryx pawniensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Dromomeryx whitfordi Sinclair 1915 [synonym]
G. †Rakomeryx Frick 1937
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†Rakomeryx sinclairi Matthew 1918
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Invalid names: Rakomeryx gazini Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx jorakianus Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx raki Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx yermonensis Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Subdromomeryx Frick 1937
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†Subdromomeryx antilopinus Scott 1893
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Invalid names: Rakomeryx kinseyi Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx scotti Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx wilsoni Frick 1937 [synonym]
Subfm. †Palaeomerycinae Lydekker 1883
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G. †Tauromeryx Astibia et al. 1998
G. †Triceromeryx Villalta Commela et al. 1946
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†Triceromeryx conquensis Rambaut 2014
†Triceromeryx pachecoi Villalta et al. 1946
Invalid names: Hispanocervus Viret 1946 [synonym]
G. †Palaeomeryx von Meyer 1834
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†Palaeomeryx kaupi von Meyer 1834
Invalid names: Sinomeryx Duranthon et al. 1995 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Eocene to the top of the late Early Hemphillian or 56.00000 to 4.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (378 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Eocene | Spain (Aragon) | Amphitragulus sp. (39017) | |
Early/Lower Oligocene | Germany | Amphitragulus sp. (36984) | |
Early/Lower Oligocene | Pakistan (Balochistan) | Amphitragulus sp. (78520) | |
Late/Upper Oligocene | Mongolia (Övörkhangai) | Amphitragulus sp. (182076) | |
Late/Upper Oligocene | Turkey (Anatolia) | Cervoidea indet. (182502) | |
Late/Upper Oligocene | Kazakhstan | Amphitragulus sp. (64413) | |
Late/Upper Oligocene | Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) | Amphitragulus sp. (175920 175921) | |
MP 28 | Switzerland | Amphitragulus quercyi (184043) | |
MP 28 | Germany | Amphitragulus quercyi (59886) | |
MP 28 | France (Quercy) | Amphitragulus quercyi (36715) | |
MP 29 | France (Aquitaine) | Amphitragulus quercyi (37208) | |
Chattian | Switzerland (Canton Solothurn) | Amphitragulus feningrei, Amphitragulus quercyi (182805) | |
Harrisonian | USA (Nebraska) | Aletomeryx sp. (17856) Barbouromeryx sp. (17843 28043) Blastomeryx cursor (17744) Blastomeryx pristinus (17741) | |
Harrisonian | USA (Oregon) | Dromomerycidae indet. (19037) Dromomerycinae indet. (170308) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | Germany | Lagomeryx sp. (70338) Palaeomeryx kaupi (70362) Palaeomeryx sp. (70361) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | Ukraine | Palaeomeryx sansaniensis (75068) | |
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Spain (Castile-La Mancha) | Palaeomeryx kaupi (136269) | |
Miocene | USA (Nevada) | Dromomeryx sp. (18922) | |
Miocene | USA (California) | Bouromeryx americanus, Rakomeryx sinclairi (19426) Bouromeryx milleri (19258) Bouromeryx sp. (19577) Cranioceras sp. (19428) Dromomerycidae indet. (19425) Dromomeryx sp. (19294) Pediomeryx ruminalis (19459) Rakomeryx raki (19336 19427) | |
Miocene | France | Lagomeryx sp., Palaeomeryx taille (200296) |