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Cryptomeryx

Mammalia - Tragulidae

Taxonomy
Cryptomeryx was named by Schlosser (1886). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Lophiomeryx by Vislobokova (2001).

It was assigned to Tragulidae by Sudre (1984); and to Gelocidae by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Cryptomeryx Schlosser
1984Cryptomeryx Sudre
1988Cryptomeryx Carroll

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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
familyTragulidaeMilnes-Edwards 1864
genusCryptomeryxSchlosser 1886

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. †Cryptomeryx Schlosser 1886
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Cryptomeryx decedens Stehlin 1910
Cryptomeryx gaudryi Filhol 1877
Cryptomeryx major Schlosser 1886
Cryptomeryx matsoui Sudre 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:14:24
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: MP 22 or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Lophiomeryx gaudryi (183975)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) C. gaudryi (183974)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) C. gaudryi (179142) C. matsoui (181092)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) C. gaudryi (36711 179147)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4Switzerland (Canton Jura) C. gaudryi (183544)