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Dromomerycidae
Taxonomy
Dromomerycidae was named by Frick (1937).
It was reranked as the subfamily Dromomerycinae by Hulbert and Whitmore (2006), Prothero and Liter (2007), Prothero and Liter (2008).
It was assigned to Palaeomerycidae by Hulbert and Whitmore (2006), Prothero and Liter (2007), Prothero and Liter (2008); and to Cervoidea by Janis and Manning (1998), Sánchez et al. (2015).
It was reranked as the subfamily Dromomerycinae by Hulbert and Whitmore (2006), Prothero and Liter (2007), Prothero and Liter (2008).
It was assigned to Palaeomerycidae by Hulbert and Whitmore (2006), Prothero and Liter (2007), Prothero and Liter (2008); and to Cervoidea by Janis and Manning (1998), Sánchez et al. (2015).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1937 | Dromomerycidae Frick |
| 1998 | Dromomerycidae Janis and Manning |
| 2006 | Dromomerycinae Hulbert and Whitmore p. 12 |
| 2007 | Dromomerycinae Prothero and Liter p. 245 |
| 2008 | Dromomerycinae Prothero and Liter |
| 2015 | Dromomerycidae Sánchez et al. |
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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. †Dromomerycidae Frick 1937
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Tr. †Cranioceratini Frick 1937
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G. †Barbouromeryx Frick 1937
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Subg. †Barbouromeryx (Barbouromeryx) Frick 1937
†Barbouromeryx cursor Cook 1922
†Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus Barbour and Schultz 1934
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Invalid names: Barbouromeryx (Probarbouromeryx) sweeti Frick 1937 [synonym], Barbouromeryx (Protobarbouromeryx) marslandensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Parablastomeryx galushi Frick 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Barbouromeryx (Probarbouromeryx) Frick 1937 [invalid subgroup], Barbouromeryx (Protobarbouromeryx) Frick 1937 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Bouromeryx Skinner et al. 1977
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†Bouromeryx americanus Douglass 1899
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Invalid names: Barbouromeryx nebrascensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Bouromeryx milleri Frick 1937 [synonym], Bouromeryx pawniensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Bouromeryx pseudonebrascensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Bouromeryx supernebrascensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Dromomeryx parvus Cook 1922 [synonym], Palaeomeryx madisonius Douglass 1899 [synonym]
†Bouromeryx submilleri Frick 1937
G. †Cranioceras Matthew 1918
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†Cranioceras pawniensis Frick 1937
†Cranioceras teres Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Cranioceras clarendonensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Cranioceras dakotensis Frick 1937 [synonym]
†Cranioceras unicornis Matthew 1918
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Invalid names: Cranioceras granti Frick 1937 [synonym], Cranioceras mefferdi Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Pediomeryx Stirton 1936
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†Pediomeryx hemphillensis Stirton 1936
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Invalid names: Procoileus edensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Yumaceras falkenbachi Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Yumaceras Frick 1937
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†Yumaceras figginsi Frick 1937
†Yumaceras hamiltoni Webb 1983
†Yumaceras ruminalis Stirton 1939
Tr. †Dromomerycini Frick 1937
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G. †Drepanomeryx Sinclair 1915
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†Drepanomeryx falciformis Sinclair 1915
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Invalid names: Drepanomeryx (Matthomeryx) matthewi Frick 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Drepanomeryx (Drepanomeryx) Sinclair 1915 [invalid subgroup], Drepanomeryx (Matthomeryx) Frick 1937 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Dromomeryx Douglass 1909
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†Dromomeryx borealis Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Dromomeryx pawniensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Dromomeryx whitfordi Sinclair 1915 [synonym]
G. †Rakomeryx Frick 1937
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†Rakomeryx sinclairi Matthew 1918
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Invalid names: Rakomeryx gazini Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx jorakianus Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx raki Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx yermonensis Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Subdromomeryx Frick 1937
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†Subdromomeryx antilopinus Scott 1893
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Invalid names: Rakomeryx kinseyi Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx scotti Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx wilsoni Frick 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available