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Palaeomeryx

Mammalia - Palaeomerycidae

Taxonomy
Palaeomeryx was named by von Meyer (1834). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeomeryx kaupi.

It was assigned to Cervulinae by Hay (1902); to Palaeomerycinae by Matthew (1904), Prothero and Liter (2007); and to Palaeomerycidae by Hamilton (1978), Carroll (1988), Sach and Heizmann (2001), Sánchez et al. (2015).

Species
P. kaupi (type species), P. magnus, Sinomeryx tricornis
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. bojani, P. feignouxi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Palaeomeryx von Meyer
1902Palaeomeryx Hay p. 682
1904Palaeomeryx Matthew p. 127
1978Palaeomeryx Hamilton p. 498
1988Palaeomeryx Carroll
1995Sinomeryx Duranthon et al.
2001Palaeomeryx Sach and Heizmann p. 39
2007Palaeomeryx Prothero and Liter p. 244
2015Palaeomeryx Sánchez et al. p. 7

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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()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyPalaeomerycidaeLydekker 1883
genusPalaeomeryxvon Meyer 1834

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. †Palaeomeryx von Meyer 1834
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†Palaeomeryx kaupi von Meyer 1834
†Palaeomeryx magnus Lartet 1851
Invalid names: Sinomeryx Duranthon et al. 1995 [synonym]
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: 2009-01-07 22:30:00
Modified: 2009-01-08 00:30:00
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Prothero and Liter 2007, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Pliocene or 20.00000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany P. kaupi (70362) P. sp. (70361)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Ukraine P. sansaniensis (75068)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Spain (Castile-La Mancha) P. kaupi (136269)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333France P. taille (200296)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Jiangsu) Palaeotragus sp. (43400)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. kaupi (49102) P. sp. (70359)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia P. feignouxi (48642)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France P. kaupi (148400)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Valencia) P. kaupi (40031)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shaanxi) P. sp. (41811)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) P. sp. (41810)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya (Northern Frontier District) P. africanus, P. sp. (122454)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Zaragoza) P. sp. (40716)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda P. sp. (192070)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Portugal (Lisbon) P. kaupi (36624 36626 36628 36631)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) P. kaupi (106003)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France P. bojani (187580)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Switzerland P. sp. (184459)
MN 3 - MN 420.0 - 15.98Switzerland (Zürich) P. sp. (46266)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98France P. lathanensis (142146)
MN 3 - MN 520.0 - 13.82France P. kaupi (191827) P. lathanensis, P. kaupi (94801)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Centre) P. kaupi (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Midi-Pyrénées) P. kaupi (71873)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Alsac) P. kaupi (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Gers) P. kaupi (69099)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.82Greece (Macedonia) P. kaupi (73861)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) P. bojani (44977) P. sp. (45598 45602)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Maine-et-Loire) P. lathanensis (148396)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France P. bojani (90354) P. lathanensis (148401)
MN 515.98 - 13.82France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. lathanensis (32072)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Portugal (Região Centro) P. kaupi (136334)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Austria P. eminens (51002)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) P. sp. (175727)
MN 5 - MN 615.98 - 12.75Portugal P. kaupi (65912)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France (Midi-Pyrenees) P. bojani (32191)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) P. eminens (42588)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ukraine P. faignouxi (75071)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Greece (North Aegean) P. eminens (182752)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63France (Gers) P. sp. (143472)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) P. sp., P. kaup, P. lathanensis (142149)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. magnus (31775 31776)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) P. sp. (45603)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Hungary P. sp., P. eminens (68118)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) P. magnus (69711)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63China (shaanxi) P. sp. (42752)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.82 - 11.1Slovakia P. kaupi, P. magnus (69712)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) P. sp. (49421)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246China (Yunnan) P. sp. (11798)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) P. eminens, P. kaupi (39709)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Austria (Lower Austria) P. sp. (217032)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Hebei) P. sp. (38674)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Ukraine (Dnipropetrovsk) P. annectans (75067)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Italy (Cuneo) P. sp. (175903)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) P. sp. (172910 199859)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ukraine (Odessa) P. minor (76502)