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Heteromeryx dispar
Taxonomy
Heteromeryx dispar was named by Matthew (1905) [genotype]. Its type locality is Indian Creek (Middle Titanotherium Beds), which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Chadron Formation of South Dakota.
Synonymy list
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†Heteromeryx dispar Matthew 1905
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| W. D. Matthew 1905 | ze somewhat less than Protoceras celer,· a little larger than "Leptomeryx" mammifer Cope, which may prove to belong to this or a closely allied genus rather than to Leptomeryx. Type No. 12326, skull and fragmen- tary skeleton from the Middle Titanotherium Beds on Indian Creek, Cheyenne River, S. Dakota. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Prothero 1998, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Duchesnean to the top of the Chadronian or 39.70000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Duchesnean | USA (Texas) | Heteromeryx dispar (16829 16830) | |
| Chadronian | USA (South Dakota) | Heteromeryx dispar (16969 type locality: 16978) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Nebraska) | Heteromeryx dispar (16941) |