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Ligeromeryx praestans

Mammalia - Lagomerycidae

Taxonomy
Lagomeryx praestans was named by Stehlin (1937). It is the type species of Ligeromeryx.

It was recombined as Ligeromeryx praestans by Azanza and Ginsburg (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Lagomeryx praestans Stehlin
1997Ligeromeryx praestans Azanza and Ginsburg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyLagomerycidaePilgrim 1941
genusLigeromeryxAzanza and Ginsburg 1997
speciespraestans(Stehlin 1937)

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.

†Ligeromeryx praestans Stehlin 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the MN 5 or 20.00000 to 13.65000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Maine-et-Loire) Lagomeryx praestans (48069)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ligeromeryx praestans (49102)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Ligeromeryx praestans (187579)
MN 3 - MN 520.0 - 13.65France Ligeromeryx praestans (94801)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Ligeromeryx praestans (142149)