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Tetrameryx knoxensis

Osteichthyes - Antilocapridae

Taxonomy
Tetrameryx knoxensis was named by Hibbard and Dalquest (1960). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gilliland, which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial horizon in the Seymour Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Tetrameryx knoxensis Hibbard and Dalquest
1966Tetrameryx knoxensis Slaughter p. 82
1980Tetrameryx knoxensis Kurten and Anderson p. 321

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyAntilocapridae
subfamilyAntilocaprinae
genusTetrameryx
speciesknoxensis

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.

†Tetrameryx knoxensis Hibbard and Dalquest 1960
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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: 2005-08-31 16:51:41
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Irvingtonian or 1.40000 to 0.21000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Texas) Tetrameryx knoxensis (20164 type locality: 20342)