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Toromeryx marginensis

Mammalia - Protoceratidae

Taxonomy
Toromeryx marginensis was named by Wilson (1974) [genotype]. Its type locality is Candelaria (TMM 31281), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Colmena Tuff Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Toromeryx.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Toromeryx marginensis Wilson

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

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.

Toromeryx marginensis Wilson 1974
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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: 2005-08-31 14:39:46
Modified: 2009-01-07 18:24:42
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Prothero 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Uintan or 46.20000 to 40.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Texas) Toromeryx marginensis (16542)
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Texas) Toromeryx marginensis (type locality: 16534)