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Bunomeryx montanus

Mammalia - Homacodontidae

Taxonomy
Bunomeryx montanus was named by Wortman (1898) [genotype]. Its type specimen is AMNH 2071, a partial skull (ostral portion of a skull with P^-IVP on left side and right canine, and left ramus of mandible with P4-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kennedy's Hole, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.

Synonyms
  • Bunomeryx elegans was named by Wortman (1898). Its type specimen is AMNH 2066A, a partial skull (Palatal portion of skull with P--M^ of right and part of left series, and both rami of mandible, right with P2-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Bunomeryx montanus by Stucky (1998).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Bunomeryx elegans Wortman
1898Bunomeryx montanus Wortman
1898Bunomeryx elegans Wortman p. 100 fig. 2
1902Bunomeryx elegans Hay p. 650
1902Bunomeryx montanus Hay p. 650
1919Bunomeryx elegans Peterson p. 67
1955Bunomeryx elegans Gazin
1955Bunomeryx montanus Gazin p. 24
1999Bunomeryx elegans Norris
2007Bunomeryx montanus Theodor et al. p. 53

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyHomacodontidaeMarsh 1849
genusBunomeryx
speciesmontanus

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.

Bunomeryx montanus Wortman 1898
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Invalid names: Bunomeryx elegans Wortman 1898 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:16:17
Modified: 2005-09-02 12:02:39
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Stucky 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Bunomeryx elegans (16594 16607) Bunomeryx elegans, Bunomeryx montanus (type locality: 16589) Bunomeryx montanus (16654)