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Barbouromeryx
Taxonomy
Barbouromeryx was named by Frick (1937). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Dromomerycidae by Frick (1937) and Janis and Manning (1998); and to Cranioceratini by Prothero and Liter (2007) and Prothero and Liter (2008).
It was assigned to Dromomerycidae by Frick (1937) and Janis and Manning (1998); and to Cranioceratini by Prothero and Liter (2007) and Prothero and Liter (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1937 | Barbouromeryx Frick |
1937 | Barbouromeryx (Probarbouromeryx) Frick |
1937 | Barbouromeryx (Protobarbouromeryx) Frick |
1998 | Barbouromeryx Janis and Manning |
2007 | Barbouromeryx Prothero and Liter p. 247 |
2008 | Barbouromeryx Prothero and Liter |
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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
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008 | Short 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). |