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Palaeomeryx magnus

Mammalia - Palaeomerycidae

Taxonomy
Palaeomeryx magnus was named by Lartet (1851).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Palaeomeryx magnus Lartet

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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()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyPalaeomerycidaeLydekker 1883
genusPalaeomeryxvon Meyer 1834
speciesmagnusLartet 1851

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.

Palaeomeryx magnus Lartet 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-07 22:30:00
Modified: 2009-01-08 00:30:00
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Prothero and Liter 2007, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: MN 6 or 13.65000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Palaeomeryx magnus (31775 31776)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) Palaeomeryx magnus (69711)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.65 - 11.1Slovakia Palaeomeryx magnus (69712)