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Merycobunodon

Mammalia - Oromerycidae

Taxonomy
Merycobunodon was named by Golz (1976). It is not extant. Its type is Merycobunodon littoralis.

It was assigned to Oromerycidae by Golz (1976), Carroll (1988) and Prothero (1998).

Species
M. littoralis (type species), M. walshi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Merycobunodon Golz
1988Merycobunodon Carroll
1998Merycobunodon Prothero p. 427

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyOromerycidae
genusMerycobunodon

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. †Merycobunodon Golz 1976
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Merycobunodon walshi Murphey and Kelly 2017
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 14:38:30
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:38:30
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Prothero 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) M. littoralis (16665 16676) M. sp. (16684)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Oromerycidae indet. (93087)