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Palaeomerycidae
Taxonomy
Palaeomerycidae was named by Lydekker (1883). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Sánchez et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Cervoidea by Carroll (1988), Sach and Heizmann (2001), Prothero and Liter (2007); to Artiodactyla by Hulbert and Whitmore (2006), Prothero and Liter (2008); and to Giraffomorpha by Sánchez et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Cervoidea by Carroll (1988), Sach and Heizmann (2001), Prothero and Liter (2007); to Artiodactyla by Hulbert and Whitmore (2006), Prothero and Liter (2008); and to Giraffomorpha by Sánchez et al. (2015).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1883 | Palaeomerycidae Lydekker |
| 1988 | Palaeomerycidae Carroll |
| 2001 | Palaeomerycidae Sach and Heizmann p. 39 |
| 2006 | Palaeomerycidae Hulbert and Whitmore p. 12 |
| 2007 | Palaeomerycidae Prothero and Liter p. 241 |
| 2008 | Palaeomerycidae Prothero and Liter |
| 2015 | Palaeomerycidae Sánchez et al. p. 7 |
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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.
Fm. †Palaeomerycidae Lydekker 1883
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Subfm. †Aletomerycinae Frick 1937
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G. †Aletomeryx Lull 1920
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†Aletomeryx gracilis Lull 1920
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Invalid names: Aletomeryx lugni Frick 1937 [synonym], Aletomeryx scotti Matthew 1924 [synonym], Blastomeryx marshi Lull 1920 [synonym]
†Aletomeryx marslandensis Frick 1937
†Aletomeryx occidentalis Whistler 1984
Invalid names: Blastomeryx pristinus Cook 1934 [nomen dubium], Dyseomeryx Stirton 1944 [synonym]
G. †Sinclairomeryx Frick 1937
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†Sinclairomeryx riparius Matthew 1924
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Invalid names: Sinclairomeryx sinclairi Frick 1937 [synonym], Sinclairomeryx tedi Frick 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aletomerycini Frick 1937 [empty]
G. †Amphitragulus Pomel 1847
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†Amphitragulus elegans Pomel 1846
†Amphitragulus minoensis Matsumoto 1918
†Amphitragulus quercyi Filhol 1887
†Amphitragulus validus Dehm 1935
G. †Heterocemas Young 1937
Subfm. †Palaeomerycinae Lydekker 1883
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G. †Triceromeryx Villalta Commela et al. 1946
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†Triceromeryx conquensis Rambaut 2014
†Triceromeryx pachecoi Villalta et al. 1946
Invalid names: Hispanocervus Viret 1946 [synonym]
G. †Palaeomeryx von Meyer 1834
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†Palaeomeryx kaupi von Meyer 1834
†Palaeomeryx magnus Lartet 1851
Invalid names: Sinomeryx Duranthon et al. 1995 [synonym]
G. †Procervulus Gaudry 1877
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†Procervulus dichotomus Gervais 1849
†Procervulus ginsburgi Azanza 1993
†Procervulus praelucidus Obergfell 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available