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Parablastomeryx gregorii

Mammalia - 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

Year	Name and author
1937	Parablastomeryx gregorii Frick
2007	Parablastomeryx gregorii Prothero p. 225
2008	Parablastomeryx gregorii Prothero

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes

Rank	Name	Author
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
—	Ruminantiamorpha
—	Ruminantia	(Scopoli 1777)
—	Pecora	()
superfamily	Bovoidea
family	Moschidae
subfamily	Blastomerycinae	Frick 1937
genus	Parablastomeryx
species	gregorii

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.

†Parablastomeryx gregorii Frick 1937

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Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
D. R. Prothero 2008	Larger 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 Hemingfordian	18.5 - 16.3	USA (Florida)	Blastomeryx sp. (18512)
Barstovian	16.3 - 12.5	USA (Nebraska)	Parablastomeryx sp. (18412)
Clarendonian	12.5 - 9.4	USA (Nebraska)	Parablastomeryx gregorii (18245 type locality: 18496)
Clarendonian	12.5 - 9.4	USA (South Dakota)	Parablastomeryx sp. (18481)