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Oromerycidae

Mammalia - Oromerycidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Oromerycidae Gazin p. 68
1986Oromerycidae Prothero p. 458
1988Oromerycidae Carroll
1998Oromerycidae Prothero p. 426

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyOromerycidae
familyOromerycidae

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.

Fm. †Oromerycidae Gazin 1955
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G. †Camelodon Granger 1910
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Camelodon arapahovius Granger 1910
G. †Eotylopus Matthew 1910
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Eotylopus reedi Matthew 1910
G. †Malaquiferus Gazin 1955
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G. †Merycobunodon Golz 1976
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Merycobunodon walshi Murphey and Kelly 2017
G. †Montanatylopus Prothero 1986
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Montanatylopus matthewi Prothero 1986
G. †Oromeryx Marsh 1894
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Oromeryx plicatus Marsh 1894
G. †Protylopus Wortman 1898
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Protylopus annectens Peterson 1919
Protylopus petersoni Wortman 1898
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Invalid names: Protylopus minor Prothero 1998 [synonym], Protylopus parvus Prothero 1998 [synonym]
Protylopus robustus Golz 1976
Protylopus stocki Golz 1976
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: 2005-08-31 14:38:30
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:38:30
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Prothero 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Uintan to the top of the Chadronian or 46.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (California) Merycobunodon littoralis (16665 16676) Merycobunodon sp. (16684) Oromerycidae indet. (16666 16710 16757) Protylopus petersoni (16695) Protylopus sp. (16692 16762)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Wyoming) Oromerycidae indet. (93087)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Colorado) Oromeryx sp. (16623)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Texas) Malaquiferus sp., Protylopus sp. (16614)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 40.4Canada (Saskatchewan) Oromerycidae indet. (16626 16627)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (California) Protylopus sp. (16780) Protylopus sp., Protylopus sp. (16585)
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (California) Protylopus petersoni, Protylopus robustus, Protylopus stocki (16590 16791) Protylopus petersoni, Protylopus stocki (16591) Protylopus robustus (16603 16792 16793) Protylopus robustus, Protylopus stocki (16790) Protylopus sp. (16615) Protylopus stocki (16547)
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Wyoming) Camelodon arapahovius (16523) Malaquiferus tourteloti (16513 16517 16518 16552) Protylopus petersoni (16648)
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Utah) Oromeryx plicatus (16606) Oromeryx plicatus, Protylopus petersoni (16646) Protylopus annectens, Oromeryx sp. (16607) Protylopus petersoni (16589 16654)
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Texas) Oromerycidae indet. (16624)
Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.2USA (California) Protylopus pearsonensis (16801) Protylopus petersoni (16533)
Duchesnean40.4 - 37.2USA (California) Eotylopus sp., Protylopus pearsonensis (16810) Protylopus pearsonensis (16805 16808 16811) Protylopus stocki (16844)
Duchesnean40.4 - 37.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Oromerycidae indet. (16845)
Duchesnean40.4 - 37.2USA (Texas) Eotylopus reedi (16849) Oromeryx sp., Eotylopus reedi (16835)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Eotylopus reedi (17031)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (New Mexico) Montanatylopus matthewi (17032)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Malaquiferus sp., Eotylopus reedi (16919)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Montanatylopus matthewi (16990)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Eotylopus reedi (16898 16960 16961 16962 16963 16964 16965)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eotylopus sp. (16977)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Texas) Eotylopus reedi (16931 17016) Oromerycidae indet. (16894)