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Parablastomeryx gregorii

Osteichthyes - Moschidae

Taxonomy
Parablastomeryx gregorii was named by Frick (1937) [genotype]. Its type locality is Xmas Quarry, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Ash Hollow Formation of Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Parablastomeryx gregorii Frick
2007Parablastomeryx gregorii Prothero p. 225
2008Parablastomeryx gregorii Prothero

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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()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyMoschidae
subfamilyBlastomerycinaeFrick 1937
genusParablastomeryx
speciesgregorii

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Prothero 2008Larger Parablastomeryx with no stylid on the paraconid of p4, relatively unreduced premolars relative to molar row length.
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: 2005-08-23 13:15:44
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemingfordian to the top of the Clarendonian or 18.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) Blastomeryx sp. (18512)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Parablastomeryx sp. (18412)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Parablastomeryx gregorii (18245 type locality: 18496)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Parablastomeryx sp. (18481)