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Eumeryx culminis

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Eumeryx culminis was named by Matthew and Granger (1924) [Type series consists of 'fragments of upper and lower jaws and foot bones, probably of several individuals found together]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is AMNH 19147. Its type locality is Ten miles west of Loh, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Eumeryx.

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

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
genusEumeryx
speciesculminis

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.

†Eumeryx culminis Matthew and Granger 1924
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. D. Matthew and W. Granger 1924General characters of primitive Cervidae. Upper canine, a large compressed, slender tusk. Molars brachyodont, the upper molars with prominent styles and anterior rib but no trace of posterior rib, the lower molars with slight traces of a 'palaeomeryx-fold'. Four lower premolars in series, p1 small, one-rooted and simple, p2-4 compressed, two-rooted, with inner crests nearly as in Blastomeryx, more developed than in Predremotherium. Navicular and cuboid united, inner cuneiform separate. Median metacarpals and metatarsals united into cannon-bones, but the distal keel not extended over the dorsal surface. Fifth metacarpal and metatarsal coössified proximally, second separate.
Size about that of Blastomeryx advena; but there are a few specimens of considerably larger size that may prove to be a distinct species.
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 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) Eumeryx culminis (174759)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Eumeryx culminis (180964 182116)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia Eumeryx culminis (type locality: 174754)