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Oromerycidae
Taxonomy
Oromerycidae was named by Gazin (1955).
It was assigned to Tylopoda by Prothero (1986); to Cameloidea by Carroll (1988); and to Tylopoda by Prothero (1998).
It was assigned to Tylopoda by Prothero (1986); to Cameloidea by Carroll (1988); and to Tylopoda by Prothero (1998).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
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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. †Merycobunodon Golz 1976
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†Merycobunodon littoralis Golz 1976
†Merycobunodon walshi Murphey and Kelly 2017
G. †Protylopus Wortman 1898
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†Protylopus annectens Peterson 1919
†Protylopus pearsonensis Golz 1976
†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
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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 |
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Early/Lower Uintan | USA (California) | Merycobunodon littoralis (16665 16676) Merycobunodon sp. (16684) Oromerycidae indet. (16666 16710 16757) Protylopus petersoni (16695) Protylopus sp. (16692 16762) | |
Early/Lower Uintan | USA (Wyoming) | Oromerycidae indet. (93087) | |
Early/Lower Uintan | USA (Colorado) | Oromeryx sp. (16623) | |
Late/Upper Uintan | USA (Texas) | Malaquiferus sp., Protylopus sp. (16614) | |
Late/Upper Uintan | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Oromerycidae indet. (16626 16627) | |
Late/Upper Uintan | USA (California) | Protylopus sp. (16780) Protylopus sp., Protylopus sp. (16585) | |
Uintan | USA (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) | |
Uintan | USA (Wyoming) | Camelodon arapahovius (16523) Malaquiferus tourteloti (16513 16517 16518 16552) Protylopus petersoni (16648) | |
Uintan | USA (Utah) | Oromeryx plicatus (16606) Oromeryx plicatus, Protylopus petersoni (16646) Protylopus annectens, Oromeryx sp. (16607) Protylopus petersoni (16589 16654) | |
Uintan | USA (Texas) | Oromerycidae indet. (16624) | |
Uintan - Duchesnean | USA (California) | Protylopus pearsonensis (16801) Protylopus petersoni (16533) | |
Duchesnean | USA (California) | Eotylopus sp., Protylopus pearsonensis (16810) Protylopus pearsonensis (16805 16808 16811) Protylopus stocki (16844) | |
Duchesnean | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Oromerycidae indet. (16845) | |
Duchesnean | USA (Texas) | Eotylopus reedi (16849) Oromeryx sp., Eotylopus reedi (16835) | |
Chadronian | USA (Nebraska) | Eotylopus reedi (17031) | |
Chadronian | USA (New Mexico) | Montanatylopus matthewi (17032) | |
Chadronian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Malaquiferus sp., Eotylopus reedi (16919) | |
Chadronian | USA (Montana) | Montanatylopus matthewi (16990) | |
Chadronian | USA (Wyoming) | Eotylopus reedi (16898 16960 16961 16962 16963 16964 16965) | |
Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Eotylopus sp. (16977) | |
Chadronian | USA (Texas) | Eotylopus reedi (16931 17016) Oromerycidae indet. (16894) |