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Oriomeryx

Description

Oriomeryx is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Moschidae (deer-like), endemic to Europe from the early Miocene epoch, approximately 20 Ma. Fossils are known only from a single site in Zaragoza, Spain.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4834743https://www.gbif.org/species/4834743
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)94590https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=94590
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeomerycidae : Oriomeryx
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Moschidae : Oriomeryx
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
orderUngulata
orderArtiodactylaOwen 1848
-RuminantiamorphaSpaulding et al. 2009
-Ruminantia
-Pecora
familyMoschidaeGray 1821
genusOriomeryxGinsburg 1985
Scientific NameOriomeryx Ginsburg, 1985
Name Published InC R Acad Sci Ser II Mec-Phys-Chim Sci Univers Sci Terre 301 (14):
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Oriomeryxgenusbelongs to Pecorastated without evidenceGinsburg et al., 1994
Oriomeryxgenusbelongs to Moschidaestated without evidenceProthero, 2007
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance22.4 - 20.0 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance20.4 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Artiodactyla)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietbrowser, grazer (based on Moschidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. Ginsburg, J. Morales, and D. Soria. 1994. The ruminants (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Lower Miocene of Cetina de Aragon (Province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain). Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen 97(2):141-181
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriomeryx

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1985Oriomeryx Ginsburg
1994Oriomeryx Ginsburg et al. p. 147
2007Oriomeryx Prothero p. 223

References

Ginsburg L., Morales J., et al (1994) The ruminants (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Lower Miocene of Cetina de Aragon (Province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain), Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen 97 2, 141-181
Prothero D. R. (2007) Family Moschidae, The Evolution of Artiodactyls, 221-226
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
C R Acad Sci Ser II Mec-Phys-Chim Sci Univers Sci Terre 301 (14): - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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