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Bouromeryx
Taxonomy
Bouromeryx was named by Skinner et al. (1977) [named as subgenus of Barbouromeryx by Frick 1937; raised to genus level]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Dromomerycidae by Skinner et al. (1977), Janis and Manning (1998); and to Cranioceratini by Prothero and Liter (2007), Prothero and Liter (2008).
It was assigned to Dromomerycidae by Skinner et al. (1977), Janis and Manning (1998); and to Cranioceratini by Prothero and Liter (2007), Prothero and Liter (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1977 | Bouromeryx Skinner et al. |
| 1998 | Bouromeryx Janis and Manning |
| 2007 | Bouromeryx Prothero and Liter p. 247 |
| 2008 | Bouromeryx Prothero and Liter |
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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
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008 | Medium-length, upright supraorbital horns, short
bulbous occipital horn. Upper canine lost. Short diastema. Large premolars with little molarization; anterior fossette on p4 open. brachyodont molars, with Palaeomeryx fold on lower molars (after Janis and Man- ning, 1998, p. 485). |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Janis and Manning 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999 | |||||
Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Langhian or 18.50000 to 13.82000 Ma
Collections (36 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miocene | USA (California) | B. americanus (19426) B. milleri (19258) B. sp. (19577) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (California) | B. submilleri (19151) | |
| Early/Lower Hemingfordian | USA (Oregon) | Barbouromeryx submilleri (17966 17967) B. sp. (18015) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (Nevada) | B. milleri (18960) B. submilleri (18964) B. submilleri, B. milleri (18961 18962) | |
| Hemingfordian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | B. sp., B. americanus (18003) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (Nebraska) | B. milleri (17871 17952 17961 17990) B. sp. (17991) B. submilleri (17915) B. submilleri, B. milleri (17920) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (Wyoming) | B. sp. (19073) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (Colorado) | B. sp. (17908) | |
| Hemingfordian - Barstovian | USA (California) | B. milleri (19255 19319) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | B. americanus (18284) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Texas) | Barbouromeryx submilleri (18607) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Oregon) | Rakomeryx americanus (19017) | |
| Barstovian | USA (California) | B. americanus (160741 160742) B. milleri (19542) | |
| Early/Lower Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | B. nebrascensis (17905) B. supernebrascensis (17976) | |
| Early/Lower Barstovian | USA (Florida) | B. parvus (18549) B. sp. (18524) | |
| Early/Lower Barstovian | USA (Texas) | B. sp. (18665) | |
| Barstovian - Clarendonian | USA (Nebraska) | Dromomeryx parvus (230906) | |
| Langhian | USA (California) | B. americanus (59059) |