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Notomeryx besensis

Mammalia - Archaeomerycidae

Taxonomy
Notomeryx besensis was named by Qiu (1978). Its type specimen is IVPP V 4957, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Northeastern Quelin Village, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Nadu Formation of China.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Indomeryx youjiangensis Qiu
1978Notomeryx besensis Qiu
1999Notomeryx besensis Guo et al.
2001Indomeryx youjiangensis Vislobokova p. S139
2001Notomeryx besensis Vislobokova p. S139

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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)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyTraguloidea
familyArchaeomerycidaeSimpson 1945
genusNotomeryx
speciesbesensis

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.

†Notomeryx besensis Qiu 1978
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Invalid names: Indomeryx youjiangensis Qiu 1978 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9China (Guangxi) Indomeryx youjiangensis (176375) Notomeryx besensis (176324 176373 176376 176378 176379) Notomeryx besensis, Indomeryx youjiangensis (type locality: 176326)