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Ramoceros (Merriamoceros)

Mammalia - Antilocapridae

Taxonomy
Ramoceros (Merriamoceros) was named by Frick (1937) [named as subgenus of Ramoceros by Frick 1937; raised to genus level]. Its type is Merycodus coronatus.

It was reranked as Merriamoceros by Gregory (1942), Janis and Manning (1998).

It was assigned to Ramoceros by Frick (1937); and to Antilocapridae by Gregory (1942), Janis and Manning (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Ramoceros (Merriamoceros) Frick p. 332
1942Merriamoceros Gregory p. 407
1998Merriamoceros Janis and Manning p. 496

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyAntilocapridae
subfamilyMerycodontinae()
genusRamoceros
subgenusMerriamoceros

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.

Subg. †Ramoceros (Merriamoceros) Frick 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available