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Aletomeryx

Mammalia - Palaeomerycidae

Synonyms
  • Blastomeryx pristinus was named by Cook (1934). Its type specimen is No. HC669, a tooth (left upper molar), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Agate Springs Quarries, which is in a Harrisonian channel sandstone in the Marsland Formation of Nebraska.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Prothero (2008).
  • Dyseomeryx was named by Stirton (1944) [named as a subgenus by Matthew 1924; raised to genus level].

    It was synonymized subjectively with Aletomeryx by Whistler (1984).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Aletomeryx Lull
1934Blastomeryx pristinus Cook p. 157
1944Dyseomeryx Stirton
1998Aletomeryx Janis and Manning
2007Aletomeryx Prothero and Liter p. 245
2008Aletomeryx Prothero and Liter

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—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
subfamilyAletomerycinaeFrick 1937
genusAletomeryx

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.

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: grazer based on premaxillary shape (Solounias and Moelleken 1993)g
Created: 2009-01-04 10:46:54
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:46:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Prothero and Liter 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Hemingfordian or 20.43000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) A. sp. (17856) Blastomeryx pristinus (17741)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) A. gracilis (17865 17898 17989 18005) A. lugni (17881) A. marslandensis (156991 156993) A. sp. (17892 17927)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) A. gracilis (167863)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) A. occidentalis (19194)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Blastomeryx marshi (18561)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Canada (Saskatchewan) A. sp. (18002)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) A. sp. (19358)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) A. sp. (17886 17953)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) A. sp. (181731)