†superfamily Cervoidea (ruminant)
Parent taxon: Pecora according to A. A. Khan and M. Sarwar 2002
See also Carroll 1988 and Sach and Heizmann 2001
Sister taxa: Antilocapridae, Babameryx, Bovoidea, Bugtimeryx, Camelopardalidae, Giraffomorpha, Leptomerycidae, Namibiomeryx, Orangemeryx, Prodremotheridae, Propalaeoryx, Sperrgebietomeryx, Walangania
Subtaxa: Amphiprox Boreameryx Cervidae Dromomerycidae Lagomerycidae
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser