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Palaeomeryx kaupi

Mammalia - Palaeomerycidae

Taxonomy
Palaeomeryx kaupi was named by von Meyer (1834). It is the type species of Palaeomeryx.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. bojani, P. feignouxi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Palaeomeryx kaupi von Meyer
1902Palaeomeryx kaupii Hay p. 682
1904Palaeomeryx kaupi Matthew p. 104

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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()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyPalaeomerycidaeLydekker 1883
genusPalaeomeryxvon Meyer 1834
specieskaupivon Meyer 1834

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.

†Palaeomeryx kaupi von Meyer 1834
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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, Carroll 1988, Prothero and Liter 2007

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Middle Miocene or 16.90000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany Palaeomeryx kaupi (70362)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Spain (Castile-La Mancha) Palaeomeryx kaupi (136269)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Palaeomeryx kaupi (148400)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Palaeomeryx kaupi (49102)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Valencia) Palaeomeryx kaupi (40031)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Portugal (Lisbon) Palaeomeryx kaupi (36624 36626 36628 36631)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Palaeomeryx kaupi (106003)
MN 3 - MN 520.0 - 13.65France Palaeomeryx kaupi (94801 191827)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrénées) Palaeomeryx kaupi (71873)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Alsac) Palaeomeryx kaupi (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Gers) Palaeomeryx kaupi (69099)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) Palaeomeryx kaupi (69116)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.65Greece (Macedonia) Palaeomeryx kaupi (73861)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Portugal (Região Centro) Palaeomeryx kaupi (136334)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Portugal Palaeomeryx kaupi (65912)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.65 - 11.1Slovakia Palaeomeryx kaupi (69712)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Palaeomeryx kaupi (39709)