†Dromomeryx Douglass 1909 (ruminant)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Dromomerycidae
Full reference: E. Douglass. 1909. Dromomeryx, a new genus of American ruminants. Annals of Carnegie Museum 5(11):457-479
Parent taxon: Dromomerycini according to D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008
See also Douglass 1909, Janis and Manning 1998 and Prothero and Liter 2007
Sister taxa: Drepanomeryx, Rakomeryx, Subdromomeryx
Subtaxa: Dromomeryx borealis
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (33: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon collections)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
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