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Dromomeryx

Osteichthyes - Dromomerycidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Dromomeryx Douglass
1998Dromomeryx Janis and Manning
2007Dromomeryx Prothero and Liter p. 246
2008Dromomeryx Prothero and Liter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
tribeDromomeryciniFrick 1937
genusDromomeryx

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. †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]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008Horns large and broad, forwardly directed (forming an angle of 60 degrees with the nasals) and somewhat laterally bowed; prominent lateral basal flange, and deeply grooved on the anterolateral face. Orbit moved posteriorly (anterior rim over posterior M3). Shallow lacrimal fossa. Lower p4 with anterior fossette closed by anterior exten- sion of metaconid (modified from Janis and Manning, 1998).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: browser based on premaxillary shape (Solounias and Moelleken 1993)g
Created: 2009-01-04 10:44:30
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:44:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Janis and Manning 1998

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Clarendonian or 18.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Montana) D. borealis (18969) D. sp. (18919)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oregon) D. borealis (18953 18994 18995 19028)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) D. whitfordi (17916)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Oregon) D. sp. (212622 212626 212627)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Colorado) D. sp. (17908)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (Oregon) D. borealis (18864)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) D. borealis (18261)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) D. borealis (18894 19120)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Idaho) D. sp. (19013)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) D. pawniensis (18203)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) D. borealis (18809 19011 19017 19056 19092) D. sp. (19031)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) D. borealis (19088)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) D. whitfordi (17904 17905 17911 17976 17983 17995 17996)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) D. borealis (19547)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) D. sp. (19145)