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Taxonomy
Eumeryx culminis was named by Matthew and Granger (1924) [Type series consists of 'fragments of upper and lower jaws and foot bones, probably of several individuals found together]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is AMNH 19147. Its type locality is Ten miles west of Loh, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Eumeryx.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Eumeryx culminis Matthew and Granger p. 3 |
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†Eumeryx culminis Matthew and Granger 1924
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. D. Matthew and W. Granger 1924 | General characters of primitive Cervidae. Upper canine, a large compressed, slender tusk. Molars brachyodont, the upper molars with prominent styles and anterior rib but no trace of posterior rib, the lower molars with slight traces of a 'palaeomeryx-fold'. Four lower premolars in series, p1 small, one-rooted and simple, p2-4 compressed, two-rooted, with inner crests nearly as in Blastomeryx, more developed than in Predremotherium. Navicular and cuboid united, inner cuneiform separate. Median metacarpals and metatarsals united into cannon-bones, but the distal keel not extended over the dorsal surface. Fifth metacarpal and metatarsal coössified proximally, second separate.
Size about that of Blastomeryx advena; but there are a few specimens of considerably larger size that may prove to be a distinct species. |