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Dromomerycini

Osteichthyes - Dromomerycidae

Taxonomy
Dromomerycini was named by Frick (1937). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dromomerycinae by Prothero and Liter (2007), Prothero and Liter (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Dromomerycini Frick
2007Dromomerycini Prothero and Liter p. 245
2008Dromomerycini Prothero and Liter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyDromomerycidaeFrick 1937
tribeDromomeryciniFrick 1937
tribeDromomeryciniFrick 1937

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.

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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Invalid names: Rakomeryx kinseyi Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx scotti Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx wilsoni Frick 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:50:18
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:50:18
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Janis and Manning 1998, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Miocene or 18.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Rakomeryx raki (19336 19427) Rakomeryx sinclairi (19426)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Dromomeryx borealis (18953 18995 19028) Dromomeryx borealis, Rakomeryx sinclairi (18994)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Montana) Dromomeryx borealis, Rakomeryx kinseyi (18969) Dromomeryx sp. (18919)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Colorado) Dromomeryx sp. (17908)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Oregon) Dromomeryx sp., Rakomeryx sinclairi (212622 212626 212627) Rakomeryx sinclairi (212625)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Dromomerycinae indet. (19599)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nevada) Dromomeryx scotti (18961 18962)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Dromomeryx scotti (17961 18001) Dromomeryx whitfordi (17916) Subdromomeryx scotti (17920)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Dromomeryx borealis (18864)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Dromomerycini indet. (18160)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Dromomeryx antilopinus, Dromomeryx borealis (18894) Dromomeryx borealis (19120)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) Dromomeryx pawniensis (18203)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Rakomeryx raki (19472) Rakomeryx yermonensis (19616) Ruminantia indet. (19162)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Dromomeryx borealis (18261)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Idaho) Dromomeryx sp. (19013)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Dromomeryx borealis (18809 19011 19017 19056 19092) Dromomeryx sp. (19031)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Dromomeryx borealis (19088)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Florida) Rakomeryx sp. (18549)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Drepanomeryx falciformis (18665)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Cranioceras kinseyi, Subdromomeryx antilopinus (231898)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Drepanomeryx falciformis (17971) Drepanomeryx falciformis, Dromomeryx whitfordi (17983) Drepanomeryx matthewi, Dromomeryx whitfordi (17976) Dromomeryx whitfordi (17904 17905 17911 17996) Dromomeryx whitfordi, Rakomeryx sinclairi (17995)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Dromomeryx borealis (19547)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Cervavus sinclairi (230906)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Dromomeryx sp. (19145)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Colorado) Drepanomeryx falciformis (18495)