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Ligeromeryx

Osteichthyes - Lagomerycidae

Taxonomy
Ligeromeryx was named by Azanza and Ginsburg (1997). Its type is Lagomeryx praestans.

It was assigned to Lagomerycidae by Sach and Heizmann (2001).

Species
L. praestans
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2007-03-21; modified by M. Uhen on 2024-05-16

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Ligeromeryx Azanza and Ginsburg
2001Ligeromeryx Sach and Heizmann p. 35

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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()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyLagomerycidaePilgrim 1941
genusLigeromeryxAzanza and Ginsburg 1997

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. †Ligeromeryx Azanza and Ginsburg 1997
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†Ligeromeryx praestans Stehlin 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the MN 5 or 41.03000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Maine-et-Loire) Lagomeryx praestans (148394)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Maine-et-Loire) Lagomeryx praestans (48069)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) L. praestans (49102)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France L. praestans (187579)
MN 3 - MN 520.0 - 13.82France L. praestans (94801)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) L. praestans (142149)