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Palaeomerycidae

Mammalia - Palaeomerycidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Palaeomerycidae Lydekker
1988Palaeomerycidae Carroll
2001Palaeomerycidae Sach and Heizmann p. 39
2006Palaeomerycidae Hulbert and Whitmore p. 12
2007Palaeomerycidae Prothero and Liter p. 241
2008Palaeomerycidae Prothero and Liter
2015Palaeomerycidae Sánchez et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyPalaeomerycidaeLydekker 1883
familyPalaeomerycidaeLydekker 1883

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.

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 occidentalis Whistler 1984
Invalid names: Blastomeryx pristinus Cook 1934 [nomen dubium], Dyseomeryx Stirton 1944 [synonym]
G. †Diabolocornis Beatty 2010
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†Diabolocornis simonsi Beatty 2010
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. †Procranioceras Frick 1937
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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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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. †Ampelomeryx Duranthon et al. 1995
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†Ampelomeryx ginsburgi Duranthon et al. 1995
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]
G. †Xenokeryx Sánchez et al. 2015
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†Xenokeryx amidalae Sánchez et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-07 22:30:00
Modified: 2009-01-08 00:30:00
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Prothero and Liter 2007, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Eocene to the top of the late Early Hemphillian or 56.00000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (339 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Spain (Aragon) Amphitragulus sp. (39017)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Germany Amphitragulus sp. (36984)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan (Balochistan) Amphitragulus sp. (78520)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Amphitragulus sp. (182076)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan Amphitragulus sp. (64413)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) Amphitragulus sp. (175920 175921)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Switzerland Amphitragulus quercyi (184043)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany Amphitragulus quercyi (59886)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Amphitragulus quercyi (36715)
MP 2928.4 - 23.03France (Aquitaine) Amphitragulus quercyi (37208)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oklahoma) Pediomeryx figginsi (18034) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18304)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Alabama) Cervidae indet. (18559)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Cranioceras unicornis (18323) Pediomeryx figginsi (18086) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18499) Pediomeryx sp. (18225)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Pediomeryx sp. (18126 18247 18359)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18093)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (19582) Procoileus edensis (19445)
early Early Hemphillian - late Early Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Pediomeryx sp. (18539)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Palaeomeryx sp. (172910 199859)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Pediomeryx sp. (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ukraine (Odessa) Palaeomeryx minor (76502)