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Barbouromeryx

Mammalia - Palaeomerycidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Barbouromeryx Frick
1937Barbouromeryx (Probarbouromeryx) Frick
1937Barbouromeryx (Protobarbouromeryx) Frick
1998Barbouromeryx Janis and Manning
2007Barbouromeryx Prothero and Liter p. 247
2008Barbouromeryx 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)
tribeCranioceratiniFrick 1937
genusBarbouromeryx

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. †Barbouromeryx Frick 1937
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Subg. †Barbouromeryx (Barbouromeryx) Frick 1937
Barbouromeryx cursor Cook 1922
Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus Barbour and Schultz 1934
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Invalid names: Barbouromeryx (Probarbouromeryx) sweeti Frick 1937 [synonym], Barbouromeryx (Protobarbouromeryx) marslandensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Parablastomeryx galushi Frick 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Barbouromeryx (Probarbouromeryx) Frick 1937 [invalid subgroup], Barbouromeryx (Protobarbouromeryx) Frick 1937 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008Short upright supraorbital horns with bulbous tips. Occipital horn consisting of a short, median bulbous projection. Lacrimal fossa present. Short diastema. Moderate-sized saberlike upper canines in males. Large premolars with little molarization; anterior fossette on p4 open. brachyodont molars. Palaeomeryx fold present on lower molars. Limbs moderately elongated (modified from Janis and Manning, 1998, p. 484).