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Subdromomeryx

Mammalia - Dromomerycidae

Taxonomy
Dromomeryx (Subdromomeryx) was named by Frick (1937). It is not extant. Its type is Dromomeryx (Subdromomeryx) scotti.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dromomeryx by Morea (1981); it was reranked as Subdromomeryx by Prothero and Liter (2007), Prothero and Liter (2008).

It was assigned to Dromomeryx by Frick (1937); and to Dromomerycini by Prothero and Liter (2007), Prothero and Liter (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Dromomeryx (Subdromomeryx) Frick p. 99
1977Subdromomeryx Skinner et al.
2007Subdromomeryx Prothero and Liter p. 246
2008Subdromomeryx Prothero and Liter

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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
familyDromomerycidaeFrick 1937
tribeDromomeryciniFrick 1937
genusSubdromomeryx()

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. †Subdromomeryx Frick 1937
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Invalid names: Rakomeryx kinseyi Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx scotti Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx wilsoni Frick 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008Similar to Dromomeryx, but much smaller size (Table
1; Fig. 10); molars more mesodont; premolar row shorter, and Palaeomeryx fold usually lost. Supraorbital horns relatively smaller, with basal flange less pronounced, and limbs relatively longer and more slender than those of Dromomeryx (after Janis and Manning, 1998, p. 483).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:50:18
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:50:18
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Janis and Manning 1998, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 16.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Montana) Rakomeryx kinseyi (18969)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nevada) Dromomeryx scotti (18961 18962)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Dromomeryx scotti (17961 18001) S. scotti (17920)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Dromomeryx antilopinus (18894)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Cranioceras kinseyi, S. antilopinus (231898)