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Hendryomeryx defordi

Mammalia - Leptomerycidae

Taxonomy
Leptomeryx defordi was named by Wilson (1974). Its type locality is Big Red Horizon (Main Fossil Level), which is in a Duchesnean terrestrial horizon in the Chambers Tuff Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Hendryomeryx defordi by Black (1978), Wilson and Stevens (1986), Prothero (1996), Heaton and Emry (1996), Vislobokova (2001).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Hidrosotherium transpecoensis Wilson
1974Leptomeryx defordi Wilson
1978Hendryomeryx defordi Black
1986Hendryomeryx defordi Wilson and Stevens
1996Hendryomeryx defordi Heaton and Emry
1996Hendryomeryx defordi Prothero
2001Hendryomeryx defordi 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)
—Pecora()
familyLeptomerycidae
genusHendryomeryx
speciesdefordi()

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.

†Hendryomeryx defordi Wilson 1974
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Invalid names: Hidrosotherium transpecoensis 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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Webb 1998

Age range: Duchesnean or 39.70000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Leptomeryx defordi (type locality: 16828 16830 16835 16851)
Duchesnean - Chadronian39.7 - 33.9USA (Montana) Hendryomeryx defordi (16840)