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Blastomeryx

Mammalia - Moschidae

Taxonomy

Blastomeryx was named by Cope (1877). It is not extant. Its type is Merycodus gemmifer.

It was assigned to Cervulinae by Hay (1902); to Merycodontidae by Matthew (1904); to Cervidae by Matthew (1908) and Cook (1934); to Moschidae by Cope (1877), Carroll (1988) and Webb (1998); and to Blastomerycinae by Prothero (2007) and Prothero (2008).

Species

B. cursor, B. gemmifer (syn. B. medius, B. mefferdi, B. elegans, B. francesca), B. vigoratus

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1877	Blastomeryx Cope
1902	Blastomeryx Hay p. 682
1904	Blastomeryx Matthew p. 103
1908	Blastomeryx Matthew p. 535
1934	Blastomeryx Cook p. 157
1988	Blastomeryx Carroll
1998	Blastomeryx Webb p. 472
2007	Blastomeryx Prothero p. 224
2008	Blastomeryx Prothero

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes

Rank	Name	Author
class	Mammalia
—	Theriamorpha	(Rowe 1993)
—	Theriiformes	()
—	Trechnotheria
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
—	Ruminantiamorpha
—	Ruminantia	(Scopoli 1777)
—	Pecora	()
family	Moschidae
subfamily	Blastomerycinae	Frick 1937
genus	Blastomeryx	Cope 1877

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. †Blastomeryx Cope 1877

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†Blastomeryx cursor Cook 1934

†Blastomeryx gemmifer Cope 1874

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Invalid names: Blastomeryx elegans Matthew and Cook 1909 [synonym], Blastomeryx francesca Frick 1937 [synonym], Blastomeryx medius Matthew 1924 [synonym], Blastomeryx mefferdi Frick 1937 [synonym]

†Blastomeryx vigoratus Hay 1924

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
D. R. Prothero 2008	Medium-sized blastomerycine (m1-3 length = 25- 26 mm; p2-4 length = 17-21 mm) with slightly reduced premolars (p2-4 length = 40-70% of m1-3 length). Larger than most specimens of Problastomeryx and Pseudoblastomeryx, with more reduced premolars. Smaller than most specimens of Parablastomeryx. Larger than most specimens of Longirostromeryx, without the elongated rostrum and sym- physis of that taxon.