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Ligeromeryx

Mammalia - Lagomerycidae

Taxonomy
Ligeromeryx was named by Azanza and Ginsburg (1997). It is extant. Its type is Lagomeryx praestans.

It was assigned to Lagomerycidae by Sach and Heizmann (2001).

Species
L. praestans

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Ligeromeryx Azanza and Ginsburg
2001Ligeromeryx Sach and Heizmann p. 35

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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
familyLagomerycidaePilgrim 1941
genusLigeromeryxAzanza and Ginsburg 1997

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. Ligeromeryx Azanza and Ginsburg 1997
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†Ligeromeryx praestans Stehlin 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the MN 5 or 20.00000 to 13.65000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) L. praestans (49102)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Maine-et-Loire) Lagomeryx praestans (48069)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France L. praestans (187579)
MN 3 - MN 520.0 - 13.65France L. praestans (94801)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) L. praestans (142149)