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Mesomeryx
Taxonomy
Mesomeryx was named by Peterson (1919). Its type is Mesomeryx grangeri.
It was assigned to Homacodontinae by Peterson (1919), Gazin (1955); to Bunomerycidae by Gentry and Hooker (1988); to Artiodactyla by Carroll (1988); to Bunomerycini by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Homacodontidae by Theodor et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Homacodontinae by Peterson (1919), Gazin (1955); to Bunomerycidae by Gentry and Hooker (1988); to Artiodactyla by Carroll (1988); to Bunomerycini by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Homacodontidae by Theodor et al. (2007).
Species
M. grangeri (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1919 | Mesomeryx Peterson p. 73 |
| 1955 | Mesomeryx Gazin |
| 1988 | Mesomeryx Carroll |
| 1988 | Mesomeryx Gentry and Hooker |
| 1997 | Mesomeryx McKenna and Bell p. 401 |
| 2007 | Mesomeryx Theodor et al. p. 53 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Stucky 1998, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Uintan or 45.90000 to 39.70000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Uintan | USA (Utah) | M. grangeri (16572 109204) | |
| Uintan | USA (Wyoming) | M. grangeri (16649) | |
| Uintan | USA (Utah) | M. grangeri (16646 208341) |