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Mosaicomeryx

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Mosaicomeryx was named by Mennecart and Métais (2015).

It was assigned to Ruminantia by Mennecart and Métais (2015).

Species
M. quercyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Mosaicomeryx Mennecart and Métais

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
genusMosaicomeryx

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.

G. †Mosaicomeryx Mennecart and Métais 2015
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†Mosaicomeryx quercyi Jehenne 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the MP 25 or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan (Balochistan) M. quercyi (78520)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.04France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Gelocus quercyi (184039)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) M. quercyi (178156)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-du-Rhone) M. quercyi (181656)
MP 2527.3 - 23.04Switzerland M. quercyi (183684 184035)
MP 2627.3 - 23.04Switzerland M. quercyi (184036 184037)
MP 2627.3 - 23.04France (Occitanie) M. quercyi (184034)
MP 2727.3 - 23.04Switzerland M. quercyi (184038)