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Hoplitomeryx

Osteichthyes - Palaeomerycidae

Taxonomy
Hoplitomeryx was named by Leinders (1984).

It was assigned to Palaeomerycidae by Gentry (1994).

Entered
by M. Uhen on 2026-05-13; modified by M. Uhen on 2026-05-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Hoplitomeryx Leinders
1994Hoplitomeryx Gentry p. 147

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderRuminantiaScopoli 1777
—Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyPalaeomerycidaeLydekker 1883
genusHoplitomeryxLeinders 1984

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.

G. †Hoplitomeryx Leinders 1984
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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
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-07 22:30:00
Modified: 2009-01-08 00:30:00
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Prothero and Liter 2007, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available