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Rakomeryx
Taxonomy
Rakomeryx was named by Frick (1937). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Dromomerycidae by Frick (1937) and Janis and Manning (1998); and to Dromomerycini 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 Dromomerycini by Prothero and Liter (2007) and Prothero and Liter (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1937 | Rakomeryx Frick |
| 1998 | Rakomeryx Janis and Manning |
| 2007 | Rakomeryx Prothero and Liter p. 245 |
| 2008 | Rakomeryx Prothero and Liter |
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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.
G. †Rakomeryx Frick 1937
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†Rakomeryx sinclairi Matthew 1918
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Invalid names: Rakomeryx gazini Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx jorakianus Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx raki Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx yermonensis Frick 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008 | Horns with less pronounced basal flange, anteriorly
directed, with bases strongly flattened anteroposteriorly, attenuated at tips; shafts strongly bowed laterally, forming concave half-moon shape when viewed from front. Orbits shifted posteriorly over anterior M3. Premolars more reduced than in Dromomeryx, but p4 may lack closure of anterior fossette. Metastylids on upper molars, and large metacone on P4. Limb proportions like that of Drepanomeryx (after Janis and Man- ning, 1998, p. 483). |