Rakomeryx sinclairi Matthew 1918 (ruminant)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae

Alternative combinations: Blastomeryx sinclairi, Cervavus sinclairi

Synonyms: Rakomeryx gazini Frick 1937, Rakomeryx jorakianus Frick 1937, Rakomeryx jorakius Frick 1937, Rakomeryx raki Frick 1937, Rakomeryx yermonensis Frick 1937

Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1918. Contributions to the Snake Creek Fauna with notes upon the Pleistocene of western Nebraska, American Museum Expedition of 1916. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 38(7):183-229

Belongs to Rakomeryx according to D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008

See also Frick 1937, Janis and Manning 1998, Matthew 1918, Matthew 1924, Prothero and Liter 2007, Shotwell 1968, Skinner et al. 1977 and Webb 1969

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Rakomeryx sinclairi: AMNH 17336, 17337, 17338, a mandible (three lower jaws)
  • Rakomeryx gazini:
  • Rakomeryx jorakianus:
  • Rakomeryx raki: Its type locality is Barstow (UCMP 2057), which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California.
  • Rakomeryx yermonensis: Its type locality is Yermo, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (12: California, Nebraska, Oregon collections)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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