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Hispanomeryx duriensis

Mammalia - Moschidae

Taxonomy
Hispanomeryx duriensis was named by Morales et al. (1981). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Macrofauna, Los Valles de Fuentiduenya (Segovia), which is in a Vallesian alluvial fan horizon in Spain. It is the type species of Hispanomeryx.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Hispanomeryx duriensis Morales et al.

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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()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyMoschidae
genusHispanomeryxMorales et al. 1981
speciesduriensisMorales et al. 1981

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.

Hispanomeryx duriensis Morales et al. 1981
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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: 2005-08-23 13:15:44
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Vallesian or 11.60800 to 8.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Spain (Segovia) Hispanomeryx duriensis (type locality: 40768)