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Aletomeryx gracilis

Mammalia - Palaeomerycidae

Taxonomy
Aletomeryx gracilis was named by Lull (1920) [genotype]. Its type locality is Aletomeryx Quarry, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Runningwater Formation of Nebraska. It is the type species of Aletomeryx.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Aletomeryx gracilis Lull
1920Blastomeryx marshi Lull
1924Blastomeryx scotti Matthew
1937Aletomeryx lugni Frick
1937Aletomeryx marshi Frick
1937Aletomeryx scotti Frick
1969Aletomeryx scotti Webb
1984Aletomeryx marshi Whistler
1998Aletomeryx marshi Janis and Manning
1998Aletomeryx scotti Janis and Manning
2007Aletomeryx gracilis Prothero and Liter p. 245
2008Aletomeryx gracilis 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
subfamilyAletomerycinaeFrick 1937
genusAletomeryx
speciesgracilis

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.

†Aletomeryx gracilis Lull 1920
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Invalid names: Aletomeryx lugni Frick 1937 [synonym], Aletomeryx scotti Matthew 1924 [synonym], Blastomeryx marshi Lull 1920 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter 2008Medium- to small-sized species of Aletomeryx (see Table 1).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:46:54
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:46:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Prothero and Liter 2007, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: Hemingfordian or 20.43000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Aletomeryx gracilis (type locality: 17865 17898 17989 18005) Aletomeryx lugni (17881)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Aletomeryx gracilis (167863)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Blastomeryx marshi (18561)