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Traguloidea

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Traguloidea was named as an infraorder.

It was reranked as the superfamily Traguloidea by Hay (1902) and Vislobokova (2001).

It was assigned to Artiodactyla by Hay (1902); to Ruminantia by Carroll (1988); and to Tragulina by Vislobokova (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Traguloidea Hay p. 681
1988Traguloidea Carroll
2001Traguloidea Vislobokova p. S133

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyTraguloidea
superfamilyTraguloidea

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.

Superfm. †Traguloidea
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Fm. †Gelocidae Schlosser 1886
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G. †Bachitherium Filhol 1882
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Bachitherium curtum Filhol 1877
Bachitherium insigne Filhol 1882
Bachitherium lavocati Sudre 1986
Bachitherium thraciensis Mennecart et al. 2018
Bachitherium vireti Sudre 1986
G. †Gelocus Aymard 1855
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Gelocus communis Aymard 1846
Gelocus gajense Pilgrim 1912
Gelocus indicus Cooper 1915
Gelocus laubei Schlosser 1901
Gelocus minor Pavlov 1900
Gelocus villebramarensis Brunet and Jehenne 1976
Gelocus whitworthi Hamilton 1973
Invalid names: Rutitherium Filhol 1876 [synonym]
G. †Gobiomeryx Trofimov 1957
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Gobiomeryx dubius Trofimov 1957
G. †Paragelocus Schlosser 1902
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Paragelocus laubei Schlosser 1901
Paragelocus scotti Schlosser 1902
G. †Phaneromeryx Schlosser 1886
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Phaneromeryx geliensis Gervais 1848
Subfm. †Pseudoceratinae Frick 1937
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G. †Floridameryx Webb 2008
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Floridameryx klausi Frick 1937
G. †Pseudoceras Frick 1937
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Pseudoceras skinneri Frick 1937
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Invalid names: Pseudoceras potteri Frick 1937 [synonym], Pseudoceras wilsoni Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Pseudogelocus Schlosser 1902
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Pseudogelocus mongolicus Vislobokova and Daxner-Höck 2002
Pseudogelocus suevicus Schlosser 1902
G. †Pseudomeryx Trofimov 1957
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Pseudomeryx gobiensis Trofimov 1957
Invalid names: Bachitheriidae Janis 1987 [synonym]
Fm. †Lophiomerycidae Janis 1987
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G. †Indomeryx Pilgrim 1928
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Indomeryx arenae Pilgrim 1928
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Invalid names: Indomeryx minus Métais et al. 2000 [synonym]
Indomeryx cotteri Pilgrim 1928
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Invalid names: Indomeryx pilgrimi Métais et al. 2000 [synonym]
G. †Lophiomeryx Pomel 1853
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Lophiomeryx angarae Matthew and Granger 1925
Lophiomeryx benarensis Gabunia 1964
Lophiomeryx chalaniati Pomel 1853
Lophiomeryx gracilis Miao 1982
Lophiomeryx kargilensis Nanda and Sahni 1990
Lophiomeryx minor Lydekker 1885
Lophiomeryx mouchelini Brunet and Sudre 1987
Lophiomeryx turgaicus Flerov 1938
G. †Nalameryx Métais et al. 2009
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Nalameryx savagei Nanda and Sahni 1990
Nalameryx sulaimani Métais et al. 2009
G. †Zhailimeryx Guo et al. 2000
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Zhailimeryx jingweni Guo et al. 2000
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
I. A. Vislobokova 2001Orbits closed posteriorly or open. Jugular foramen confluent with posterior lacerate foramen. Alisphenoid canal absent. Pterygoid canal absent or present. Mastoid exposure on lateral or occip- ital surfaces. Supraorbital sulci weakly convergent anteriorly or parallel. Facial part of lacrimal without high frontal process. Posterior border of palatine with weak medial concavity opposite or behind M3. Upper canines medium-sized or large. Lower canines incisiform. Premolars elongated or not shortened. Radius and ulna separate. Malleolar bone usually developed. Magnum and trapezoid fused. Metapodials mand IV separate or fused.