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Palaeomeryx âśť

Description

Palaeomeryx is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae, endemic to Europe and Asia from the Miocene epoch, 16.9 – 7.25 Ma, existing for approximately 9.65 million years.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4834750https://www.gbif.org/species/4834750
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)42627https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=42627
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeomerycidae : Palaeomeryx
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeomerycidae : Palaeomeryx
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
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
superfamilyCervoidea
familyPalaeomerycidaeLydekker 1883
genusPalaeomeryxMeyer 1834
Scientific NamePalaeomeryx Meyer, 1834
Name Published InAbh. Senckenb. Mus., 1 (Suppl.)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Palaeomeryxgenusbelongs to Cervulinaestated without evidenceHay, 1902
Palaeomeryxgenusbelongs to Palaeomerycinaestated without evidenceMatthew, 1904
Palaeomeryxgenusbelongs to PalaeomerycidaeimpliedCarroll, 1988
Palaeomeryxgenusbelongs to Palaeomerycinaestated without evidenceProthero and Liter, 2007
Palaeomeryxgenusbelongs to Palaeomerycidaestated without evidenceSánchez et al., 2015
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 16.9 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance5.33 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Artiodactyla)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietbrowser (based on Palaeomerycidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. Douglass. 1909. Dromomeryx, a new genus of American ruminants. Annals of Carnegie Museum 5(11):457-479
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeomeryx

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Palaeomeryx kaupi âśť
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2123.0 Ma
Miocene
11.6 Ma
Miocene
Palaeomeryx tricornis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Sinomeryx tricornis âśť
species
listed (PBDB)

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Palacomeryx Meyer, 1838GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeomerycidae : Palacomeryx
Sinomeryx Duranthon et al., 1995GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeomerycidae : Sinomeryx

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1834Palaeomeryx von Meyer
1902Palaeomeryx Hay p. 682
1904Palaeomeryx Matthew p. 127
1988Palaeomeryx Carroll
1995Sinomeryx Duranthon et al.
2001Palaeomeryx Sach and Heizmann p. 39
2007Palaeomeryx Prothero and Liter p. 244
2015Palaeomeryx Sánchez et al. p. 7
YearName and Author
1834Palaeomeryx von Meyer
1902Palaeomeryx Hay p. 682
1904Palaeomeryx Matthew p. 127
1988Palaeomeryx Carroll
1995Sinomeryx Duranthon et al.
2001Palaeomeryx Sach and Heizmann p. 39
2007Palaeomeryx Prothero and Liter p. 244
2015Palaeomeryx Sánchez et al. p. 7

References

Douglass E. (1909) Dromomeryx, a new genus of American ruminants, Annals of Carnegie Museum 5 11, 457-479
Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868
Matthew W. D. (1904) A complete skeleton of Merycodus, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20 7, 101-129
Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698
Sach V. J., Heizmann E. P. J. (2001) Stratigraphy and mammal faunas of the Brackwassermolasse in the surroundings of Ulm (Southwest Germany), Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 310, 1-95
Prothero D. R., Liter M. R. (2007) Family Palaeomerycidae, The Evolution of Artiodactyls, 241-248
Sánchez I. M., Cantalapiedra J. L., et al (2015) Systematics and Evolution of the Miocene Three-Horned Palaeomerycid Ruminants (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla), PLoS One 10 12, e0143034 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0143034
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
Abh. Senckenb. Mus., 1 (Suppl.) - 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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