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Merycodus
Taxonomy
Merycodus was named by Leidy (1854).
It was synonymized subjectively with Dicrocerus by Cope (1877); it was considered a nomen dubium by Frick (1937).
It was assigned to Cervidae by Leidy (1873); to Cervulinae by Hay (1902); to Merycodontidae by Matthew (1904); and to Antilocapridae by Leidy (1854), Cook (1934), Skinner and Taylor (1967), Carroll (1988) and Janis and Manning (1998).
It was synonymized subjectively with Dicrocerus by Cope (1877); it was considered a nomen dubium by Frick (1937).
It was assigned to Cervidae by Leidy (1873); to Cervulinae by Hay (1902); to Merycodontidae by Matthew (1904); and to Antilocapridae by Leidy (1854), Cook (1934), Skinner and Taylor (1967), Carroll (1988) and Janis and Manning (1998).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1854 | Merycodus Leidy p. 90 |
| 1873 | Merycodus Leidy p. 318 |
| 1875 | Dicrocerus Cope |
| 1902 | Merycodus Hay p. 683 |
| 1904 | Merycodus Matthew p. 103 |
| 1934 | Merycodus Cook p. 161 |
| 1934 | Merycodus prodromus Cook p. 161 |
| 1937 | Meryceros Frick p. 293 |
| 1967 | Meryceros Skinner and Taylor |
| 1967 | Merycodus Skinner and Taylor |
| 1988 | Merycodus Carroll |
| 1988 | Meryceros Honey and Izett |
| 1998 | Merycodus Janis and Manning |
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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. †Merycodus Leidy 1854
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†Meryceros warreni johnsoni Frick 1937
†Merycodus crucensis Frick 1937
†Merycodus hookwayi Furlong 1934
†Merycodus joraki Frick 1937
†Merycodus major Frick 1937
†Merycodus minimus Frick 1937
†Merycodus minor Frick 1937
†Merycodus necatus Leidy 1854
†Merycodus sabulonis Matthew and Cook 1909
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Invalid names: Cosoryx (Subparacosoryx) savaronis Frick 1937 [synonym]
†Merycodus tehuanus Cope 1877
†Merycodus trilateralis Cope 1877
Invalid names: Dicrocerus Cope 1875 [synonym], Meryceros Frick 1937 [synonym], Merycodus prodromus Cook 1934 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available