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Hexameryx

Mammalia - Antilocapridae

Taxonomy
Hexameryx was named by White (1941). It is not extant. Its type is Hexameryx simpsoni.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hexobelomeryx by Simpson (1945), Ferrusquia (1978), Ahearn (1988).

It was assigned to Antilocapridae by White (1941), Webb (1973), Carroll (1988), Janis and Manning (1998).

Species
H. simpsoni (syn. H. elmorei) (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Hexameryx White
1973Hexameryx Webb
1988Hexameryx Carroll
1998Hexameryx Janis and Manning

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyAntilocapridae
genusHexameryx

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. †Hexameryx White 1941
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†Hexameryx simpsoni White 1941
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Invalid names: Hexameryx elmorei White 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:51:41
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Hemphillian or 10.30000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6USA (Florida) H. simpsoni (18548)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) H. simpsoni (18502 18520 18577 18601 200705)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) H. simpsoni (18532 18573 18595)