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Capromeryx tauntonensis

Osteichthyes - Antilocapridae

Taxonomy
Capromeryx tauntonensis was named by Morgan and Morgan (1995). Its type locality is Taunton, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Ringold Formation of Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Capromeryx tauntonensis Morgan and Morgan

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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
speciestauntonensis

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 tauntonensis Morgan and Morgan 1995
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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, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Blancan or 4.70000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nebraska) Capromeryx sp. (19963)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4Mexico (Guanajuato) Capromeryx sp. (20077)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Washington) Antilocapridae indet. (type locality: 20062)