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Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus

Osteichthyes - Dromomerycidae

Taxonomy
Dromomeryx trigonocorneus was named by Barbour and Schultz (1934). Its type locality is Antelope Creek, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in Nebraska.

It was recombined as Barbouromeryx (Barbouromeryx) trigonocorneus by Frick (1937); it was recombined as Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus by Webb (1983), Janis and Manning (1998), Prothero and Liter (2007), Prothero and Liter (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Dromomeryx trigonocorneus Barbour and Schultz
1937Barbouromeryx (Barbouromeryx) trigonocorneus Frick
1937Barbouromeryx (Probarbouromeryx) sweeti Frick
1937Barbouromeryx (Protobarbouromeryx) marslandensis Frick
1937Parablastomeryx galushi Frick
1983Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus Webb
1998Blastomeryx (Parablastomeryx) galushai Emry and Eshelman p. 168
1998Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus Janis and Manning
2007Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus Prothero and Liter p. 247
2008Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus 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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyDromomerycidaeFrick 1937
tribeCranioceratiniFrick 1937
genusBarbouromeryx
speciestrigonocorneus()

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.

†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]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008Short upright supraorbital horns with bulbous tips. Occipital horn consisting of a short, median bulbous projection. Lacrimal fossa present. Short diastema. Moderate-sized saberlike upper canines in males. Large premolars with little molarization; anterior fossette on p4 open. brachyodont molars. Palaeomeryx fold present on lower molars. Limbs moderately elongated (modified from Janis and Manning, 1998, p. 484).
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, Janis and Manning 1998, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 20.45000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Blastomeryx cursor (17744)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) Blastomeryx galushai (18579)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Barbouromeryx sweeti (17881) Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus (17927)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (South Dakota) Parablastomeryx galushi (17912)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Dromomeryx trigonocorneus (type locality: 17867)