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Hendryomeryx

Mammalia - Leptomerycidae

Taxonomy

Hendryomeryx was named by Black (1978). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Leptomerycidae by Black (1978), Carroll (1988), Vislobokova (2001).

Species

H. defordi (syn. Hidrosotherium transpecoensis), H. wilsoni

Synonyms

Hidrosotherium was named by Wilson (1974). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hendryomeryx by Prothero (1996).

It was assigned to Artiodactyla by Wilson (1974), Webb (1998).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1974	Hidrosotherium Wilson
1978	Hendryomeryx Black
1988	Hendryomeryx Carroll
1998	Hidrosotherium Webb
2001	Hendryomeryx Vislobokova p. S134

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
—	Ruminantiamorpha
—	Ruminantia	(Scopoli 1777)
—	Pecora	()
family	Leptomerycidae
genus	Hendryomeryx

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. †Hendryomeryx Black 1978

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†Hendryomeryx defordi Wilson 1974

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Invalid names: Hidrosotherium transpecoensis Wilson 1974 [synonym]

†Hendryomeryx wilsoni Black 1978

Invalid names: Hidrosotherium Wilson 1974 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialo

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

ground dwellingf

Diet:

frugivoref

Reproduction:

viviparoussubc

Created:

2005-08-31 14:47:23

Modified:

2005-08-31 16:47:23

Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Webb 1998

Age range: base of the Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 46.20000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Uintan	46.2 - 39.7	USA (Texas)	H. wilsoni (16624)
Duchesnean	39.7 - 37.0	Canada (Saskatchewan)	H. sp. (16846)
Duchesnean	39.7 - 37.0	USA (Texas)	H. sp. (16856) Leptomeryx defordi (16828 16830 16835 16851)
Duchesnean	39.7 - 37.0	USA (Wyoming)	H. wilsoni (16826 16853 16884)
Duchesnean - Chadronian	39.7 - 33.9	USA (Montana)	H. defordi (16840)
Duchesnean - Early/Lower Chadronian	39.7 - 33.9	USA (Wyoming)	H. sp. (16881)