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Dromomerycidae

Mammalia - Dromomerycidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Dromomerycidae Frick
1998Dromomerycidae Janis and Manning
2006Dromomerycinae Hulbert and Whitmore p. 12
2007Dromomerycinae Prothero and Liter p. 245
2008Dromomerycinae Prothero and Liter
2015Dromomerycidae Sánchez et al.

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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()
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
familyDromomerycidaeFrick 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.

Fm. †Dromomerycidae Frick 1937
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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
Tr. †Dromomerycini Frick 1937
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G. †Drepanomeryx Sinclair 1915
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†Drepanomeryx falciformis Sinclair 1915
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Invalid names: Drepanomeryx (Matthomeryx) matthewi Frick 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Drepanomeryx (Drepanomeryx) Sinclair 1915 [invalid subgroup], Drepanomeryx (Matthomeryx) Frick 1937 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Dromomeryx Douglass 1909
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†Dromomeryx borealis Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Dromomeryx pawniensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Dromomeryx whitfordi Sinclair 1915 [synonym]
G. †Rakomeryx Frick 1937
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†Rakomeryx sinclairi Matthew 1918
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Invalid names: Rakomeryx gazini Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx jorakianus Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx raki Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx yermonensis Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Subdromomeryx Frick 1937
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Invalid names: Rakomeryx kinseyi Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx scotti Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx wilsoni Frick 1937 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Janis and Manning 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the late Early Hemphillian or 20.43000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (209 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Barbouromeryx sp. (17843 28043) Blastomeryx cursor (17744)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Dromomerycidae indet. (19037) Dromomerycinae indet. (170308)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Dromomeryx borealis (18953 18995 19028) Dromomeryx borealis, Rakomeryx sinclairi (18994) Dromomeryx sp. (19063 19064)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Texas) Cranioceras clarendonensis (18312)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Nebraska) Cranioceras sp. (18354)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (South Dakota) Cranioceras unicornis (18064)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Nevada) Dromomeryx sp. (18922)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Bouromeryx americanus, Rakomeryx sinclairi (19426) Bouromeryx milleri (19258) Bouromeryx sp. (19577) Cranioceras sp. (19428) Dromomerycidae indet. (19425) Dromomeryx sp. (19294) Pediomeryx ruminalis (19459) Rakomeryx raki (19336 19427)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Montana) Dromomerycinae indet. (19012) Dromomeryx borealis, Rakomeryx kinseyi (18969) Dromomeryx sp. (18919)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (California) Bouromeryx submilleri (19151)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Blastomeryx galushai (18579)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Barbouromeryx sp. (167866) Barbouromeryx submilleri (17966 17967) Bouromeryx sp. (18015)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Barbouromeryx sweeti (17881) Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus (17927)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) Barbouromeryx sp. (17965) Bouromeryx sp., Dromomeryx sp. (17908)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Barbouromeryx sp., Parablastomeryx galushi (17912)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Barbouromeryx sp., Bouromeryx submilleri (17915) Bouromeryx milleri (17871 17952 17990) Bouromeryx sp. (17991) Bouromeryx submilleri, Subdromomeryx scotti, Bouromeryx milleri (17920) Cranioceras sp. (17999) Dromomeryx scotti (18001) Dromomeryx scotti, Bouromeryx milleri (17961) Dromomeryx trigonocorneus (17867) Dromomeryx whitfordi (17916)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Dromomeryx sp., Rakomeryx sinclairi (212622 212626 212627) Rakomeryx sinclairi (212625)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nevada) Bouromeryx milleri (18960) Bouromeryx submilleri (18964) Bouromeryx submilleri, Dromomeryx scotti, Bouromeryx milleri (18961 18962)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Barbouromeryx sp. (19074 19075) Barbouromeryx sp., Bouromeryx sp. (19073)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Dromomerycinae indet. (19599)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Canada (Saskatchewan) Barbouromeryx sp. (18002) Bouromeryx sp., Bouromeryx americanus (18003)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (California) Bouromeryx milleri (19255 19319)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Dromomeryx borealis (18864)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Bouromeryx americanus (160741 160742) Bouromeryx milleri (19542) Cranioceras sp. (19392) Rakomeryx raki (19314 19472 19557) Rakomeryx yermonensis (19616) Ruminantia indet. (19162)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Wyoming) Dromomerycidae indet. (18407)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) Dromomeryx pawniensis (18203)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Cranioceras sp. (19287) Cranioceras teres (19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Barbouromeryx submilleri (18607)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Dromomeryx borealis (18809 19011 19056 19092) Dromomeryx borealis, Rakomeryx americanus (19017) Dromomeryx sp. (19031)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Dromomeryx borealis (19088) Dromomeryx sp., Cranioceras sp. (19103)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Cranioceras skinneri (18758 18765 18769 18774 18785 18786 18787 18797)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Dromomerycini indet. (18160)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Idaho) Dromomeryx sp. (19013)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Dromomeryx antilopinus, Dromomeryx borealis (18894) Dromomeryx borealis (19120)
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) Dromomerycinae indet. (18208 18248) Dromomeryx borealis (18261)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Bouromeryx sp., Drepanomeryx falciformis (18665)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Bouromeryx nebrascensis, Dromomeryx whitfordi (17905) Bouromeryx supernebrascensis, Drepanomeryx matthewi, Dromomeryx whitfordi (17976) Cranioceras unicornis, Dromomeryx whitfordi, Rakomeryx sinclairi (17995) Drepanomeryx falciformis (17971) Drepanomeryx falciformis, Dromomeryx whitfordi (17983) Dromomeryx whitfordi (17904 17911 17996)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Florida) Bouromeryx sp. (18524) Rakomeryx sp., Bouromeryx parvus (18549)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Cranioceras kinseyi, Subdromomeryx antilopinus (231898)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Dromomeryx borealis (19547)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Cervavus sinclairi, Cranioceras unicornis, Dromomeryx parvus (230906) Cranioceras granti (18049) Cranioceras mefferdi (18270) Cranioceras skinneri (18235) Cranioceras unicornis (18077)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Bouromeryx americanus (59059)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Dromomerycidae indet. (57700)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Cranioceras clarendonensis (18244) Cranioceras sp. (18098) Palaeomerycidae indet. (18610 18623)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Cranioceras dakotensis (18063) Cranioceras unicornis (18484)
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 (California) Cranioceras sp. (19393 19497) Dromomeryx sp. (19145) Palaeomerycidae indet. (19553)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Yumaceras sp. (18554)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Cranioceras unicornis (18066)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Washington) Cranioceras unicornis (175228)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Cranioceras unicornis (18236) Pediomeryx sp. (18305 18326)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (South Dakota) Cranioceras dakotensis (18352 18421)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Florida) Procranioceras skinneri (18509)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Cranioceras unicornis (19466)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Alabama) Cervidae indet. (18559)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18342) Pediomeryx sp. (18263) Yumaceras sp. (18111 18241)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oklahoma) Pediomeryx figginsi (18034) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18304)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Pediomeryx figginsi (18072 18198) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18097)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Dromomerycinae indet. (18323) Pediomeryx figginsi (18086) Pediomeryx sp. (18225)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Pediomeryx hamiltoni (18563 26549) Pediomeryx sp. (18564)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) Dromomerycidae indet. (18970)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Colorado) Drepanomeryx falciformis, Yumaceras figginsi (18495)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (19582) Procoileus edensis (19445)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18499) Pediomeryx sp. (18126 18247 18359)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Pediomeryx hemphillensis (18093)
early Early Hemphillian - late Early Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Pediomeryx sp. (18539)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Pediomeryx sp. (52582)