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Parablastomeryx

Osteichthyes - Moschidae

Taxonomy
Parablastomeryx was named by Frick (1937). It is not extant. Its type is Pseudoblastomeryx falkenbachi.

It was synonymized subjectively with Blastomeryx by Carroll (1988); it was reranked as Blastomeryx (Parablastomeryx) by Emry and Eshelman (1998).

It was assigned to Blastomeryx by Emry and Eshelman (1998); to Moschidae by Frick (1937), Tedford et al. (1987), Webb (1998); and to Blastomerycinae by Prothero (2007), Prothero (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Parablastomeryx Frick
1987Parablastomeryx Tedford et al.
1998Blastomeryx (Parablastomeryx) Emry and Eshelman p. 168
1998Parablastomeryx Webb
2007Parablastomeryx Prothero p. 225
2008Parablastomeryx Prothero

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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()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyMoschidae
subfamilyBlastomerycinaeFrick 1937
genusParablastomeryx

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. †Parablastomeryx Frick 1937
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Prothero 2008Largest genus of blastomerycine (M1-3 length = 34-
38 mm; p2-4 length = 22-26 mm), with brachydont molars, relatively large premolars, short diastemata, a Palaeomeryx fold on the labial side of the lower molars, and a well defined protocone on P2-3. Easily distin- guished from all other species of blastomerycine by its size and the retention of these primitive states.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:15:44
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Oregon) P. sp. (167866)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3Panama (Panama City) P. sp. (144879)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3Canada (Saskatchewan) P. sp. (18003)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) P. floridanus (18597)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) Blastomeryx sp. (18512)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) P. sp. (19031)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (18412)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) P. gregorii (18245 18496)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) P. sp. (18481)