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Cranioceratini

Osteichthyes - Dromomerycidae

Taxonomy
Cranioceratini 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
1937Cranioceratini Frick
2007Cranioceratini Prothero and Liter p. 246
2008Cranioceratini 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
tribeCranioceratiniFrick 1937
tribeCranioceratiniFrick 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. †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. †Procranioceras Frick 1937
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G. †Yumaceras Frick 1937
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†Yumaceras figginsi Frick 1937
†Yumaceras hamiltoni Webb 1983
†Yumaceras ruminalis Stirton 1939
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Janis and Manning 1998, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the late Early Hemphillian or 20.45000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (154 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Barbouromeryx sp. (17843 28043) Blastomeryx cursor (17744)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Nebraska) Cranioceras sp. (18354)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (South Dakota) Cranioceras unicornis (18064)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Bouromeryx americanus (19426) Bouromeryx milleri (19258) Bouromeryx sp. (19577) Cranioceras sp. (19428) Pediomeryx ruminalis (19459)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Texas) Cranioceras clarendonensis (18312)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) Blastomeryx galushai (18579)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (California) Bouromeryx submilleri (19151)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Barbouromeryx sweeti (17881) Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus (17927)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Oregon) Barbouromeryx sp. (167866) Barbouromeryx submilleri (17966 17967) Bouromeryx sp. (18015)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Barbouromeryx sp., Bouromeryx submilleri (17915) Bouromeryx milleri (17871 17952 17961 17990) Bouromeryx sp. (17991) Bouromeryx submilleri, Bouromeryx milleri (17920) Cranioceras sp. (17999) Dromomeryx trigonocorneus (17867)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) Barbouromeryx sp. (19074 19075) Barbouromeryx sp., Bouromeryx sp. (19073)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nevada) Bouromeryx milleri (18960) Bouromeryx submilleri (18964) Bouromeryx submilleri, Bouromeryx milleri (18961 18962)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Colorado) Barbouromeryx sp. (17965) Bouromeryx sp. (17908)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Barbouromeryx sp. (18002) Bouromeryx sp., Bouromeryx americanus (18003)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (South Dakota) Barbouromeryx sp., Parablastomeryx galushi (17912)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (California) Bouromeryx milleri (19255 19319)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Barbouromeryx submilleri (18607)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Rakomeryx americanus (19017)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Bouromeryx americanus (160741 160742) Bouromeryx milleri (19542) Cranioceras sp. (19392)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Cranioceras sp. (19287) Cranioceras teres (19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Cranioceras skinneri (18758 18765 18769 18774 18785 18786 18787 18797)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Bouromeryx americanus (18284) Cranioceras granti (18119) Cranioceras mefferdi (18281) Cranioceras skinneri (18121 18123 18124 18164 18192 18206 18209 18275 18442 18443) Cranioceras sp. (18412)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Cranioceras sp. (19103)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Florida) Bouromeryx parvus (18549) Bouromeryx sp. (18524)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Bouromeryx sp. (18665)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Bouromeryx nebrascensis (17905) Bouromeryx supernebrascensis (17976) Cranioceras unicornis (17995)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Cranioceras granti (18049) Cranioceras mefferdi (18270) Cranioceras skinneri (18235) Cranioceras unicornis (18077) Cranioceras unicornis, Dromomeryx parvus (230906)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Bouromeryx americanus (59059)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Cranioceras sp. (18219) Cranioceratini indet. (18186)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Cranioceras granti (18042 18118 18135 18214 18218 18227 18333 18334 18335 18458 18496) Cranioceras mefferdi (18152 18260 18408) Cranioceras sp. (18106 18221 18314 18315 188779) Cranioceras unicornis (18082 18176 18301 18336)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Cranioceras clarendonensis (18244) Cranioceras sp. (18098) Palaeomerycidae indet. (18610 18623)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Cranioceras sp. (19393 19497) Palaeomerycidae indet. (19553)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Cranioceras dakotensis (18063) Cranioceras unicornis (18484)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Cranioceras unicornis (18066)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Yumaceras sp. (18554)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (South Dakota) Cranioceras dakotensis (18352 18421)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Cranioceras unicornis (18236) Pediomeryx sp. (18305 18326)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Washington) Cranioceras unicornis (175228)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Florida) Procranioceras skinneri (18509)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Cranioceras unicornis (19466)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Alabama) Cervidae indet. (18559)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Pediomeryx figginsi (18086) Pediomeryx sp. (18225)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18342) Pediomeryx sp. (18263) Yumaceras sp. (18111 18241)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Colorado) Yumaceras figginsi (18495)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) Pediomeryx figginsi (18072 18198) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18097)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) Pediomeryx figginsi (18034) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18304)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Pediomeryx hamiltoni (18563 26549) Pediomeryx sp. (18564)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (19582) Procoileus edensis (19445)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18499) Pediomeryx sp. (18126 18247 18359)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18093)
early Early Hemphillian - late Early Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Pediomeryx sp. (18539)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Pediomeryx sp. (52582)