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Eumeryx

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Eumeryx was named by Matthew and Granger (1924) [discussed as a nomen nudum in Matthew and Granger 1923, American Museum Novitates 98]. Its type is Eumeryx culminis.

It was assigned to Cervidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
E. culminis (type species), E. imbellis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Eumeryx Matthew and Granger p. 3
1988Eumeryx Carroll

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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()
familyCervidae
genusEumeryx

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. †Eumeryx Matthew and Granger 1924
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Eumeryx culminis Matthew and Granger 1924
Eumeryx imbellis Vislobokova 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:03:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 37.20000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia E. sp. (73781)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) E. culminis (174759) E. sp. (175386 175387)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) E. culminis (180964 182116) E. imbellis (175171 180958) E. sp. (135793 180961 182118 182119 201185 201191) E. sp., E. imbellis (182117)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia E. culminis (174754) E. sp. (75601)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03China (Gansu) E. sp. (175388)