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Capromeryx furcifer

Osteichthyes - Antilocapridae

Taxonomy
Capromeryx furcifer was named by Matthew (1902) [genotype].

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Capromeryx furcifer Matthew
1904Capromeryx furcifer Matthew p. 127
1942Capromeryx minimus Meade
1946Breameryx minimus Furlong Eustace p. 138
1955Breameryx minimus Hibbard
1958Breameryx minimus Hibbard
1980Capromeryx furcifer Kurten and Anderson p. 319

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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()
familyAntilocapridae
subfamilyAntilocaprinae
genusCapromeryxMatthew 1902
speciesfurciferMatthew 1902

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.

†Capromeryx furcifer Matthew 1902
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Invalid names: Capromeryx minimus Meade 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: 2005-08-31 16:51:41
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 1.40000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Nebraska) Capromeryx furcifer (20143 20347) Capromeryx minimus (20500)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Texas) Capromeryx minimus (20530)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Capromeryx furcifer (20295)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Sonora) Capromeryx furcifer (20495)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Capromeryx furcifer (74473)