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Amphimeryx

Mammalia - Amphimerycidae

Taxonomy
Amphimeryx was named by Pictet (1853). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Amphimerycidae by Carroll (1988) and Erfurt and Metais (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Amphimeryx Pictet
1988Amphimeryx Carroll
2007Amphimeryx Erfurt and Metais p. 76

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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()
familyAmphimerycidaeStehlin 1910
genusAmphimeryxPictet 1853

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. †Amphimeryx Pictet 1853
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†Amphimeryx murinus Cuvier 1822
†Amphimeryx riparius Aymard 1855
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, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 18 to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.20000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) A. murinus (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) A. murinus (31739)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Switzerland A. murinus (31743)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Aquitaine Region) A. murinus (31586 31754)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Switzerland (Solothurn) A. murinus (31746)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) A. sp. (12848)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) A. murinus (12843 12852 12854 31764 31765) A. sp., A. murinus (12842)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Occitanie) A. sp. (183976)
MP 18 - MP 1937.2 - 33.9France (Allier) A. murinus (143459)
MP 20 - MP 2137.2 - 28.4France (Occitanie) A. murinus (183382)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Auvergne Region) A. riparius (31767)