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Oromeryx

Mammalia - Oromerycidae

Taxonomy
Oromeryx was named by Marsh (1894) [Not explicitly indicated as "gen. nov." in this paper, but this is description of the type species, Oromeryx plicatus]. Its type is Oromeryx plicatus.

It was assigned to Leptomerycinae by Hay (1902); to Hypertragulidae by Peterson (1919); and to Oromerycidae by Marsh (1894), Gazin (1955), Carroll (1988) and Prothero (1998).

Species
O. plicatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Oromeryx Marsh
1902Oromeryx Hay p. 672
1919Oromeryx Peterson p. 98
1955Oromeryx Gazin
1988Oromeryx Carroll
1998Oromeryx Prothero p. 428

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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
genusOromeryx

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. †Oromeryx Marsh 1894
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†Oromeryx plicatus Marsh 1894
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: Carroll 1988, Prothero 1998, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 46.20000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) O. sp. (16623)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) O. plicatus (16606 16646) O. sp. (16607)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) O. sp. (16835)