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Subdromomeryx

Mammalia - Palaeomerycidae

Taxonomy
Dromomeryx (Subdromomeryx) was named by Frick (1937). It is not extant. Its type is Dromomeryx (Subdromomeryx) scotti.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dromomeryx by Morea (1981); it was reranked as Subdromomeryx by Prothero and Liter (2007) and Prothero and Liter (2008).

It was assigned to Dromomeryx by Frick (1937); and to Dromomerycini by Prothero and Liter (2007) and Prothero and Liter (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Dromomeryx (Subdromomeryx) Frick p. 99
1977Subdromomeryx Skinner et al.
2007Subdromomeryx Prothero and Liter p. 246
2008Subdromomeryx Prothero and Liter

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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
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyPalaeomerycidaeLydekker 1883
subfamilyDromomerycinae(Frick 1937)
tribeDromomeryciniFrick 1937
genusSubdromomeryx()

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. †Subdromomeryx Frick 1937
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Invalid names: Rakomeryx kinseyi Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx scotti Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx wilsoni Frick 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008Similar to Dromomeryx, but much smaller size (Table
1; Fig. 10); molars more mesodont; premolar row shorter, and Palaeomeryx fold usually lost. Supraorbital horns relatively smaller, with basal flange less pronounced, and limbs relatively longer and more slender than those of Dromomeryx (after Janis and Manning, 1998, p. 483).