The Palaeomerycidae is an extinct family of Neogene ruminants belonging to the infraorder Pecora. Palaeomerycids lived in Europe and Asia exclusively...
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(cattle, goats, sheep, and antelopes) Parvorder Giraffomorpha Family †Palaeomerycidae Superfamily Giraffoidea Family Giraffidae (giraffes and okapi) Family...
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placed in the superfamily, but were originally placed within the family Palaeomerycidae. Superfamily Giraffoidea Family † Climacoceratidae †Climacoceras †Orangemeryx...
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type genus Climacoceras, were originally placed within the family Palaeomerycidae, and then within Giraffidae. In 1978, W. R. Hamilton erected a new...
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Stephanocemas had more developed and diffuse ("crowned") antlers. Procervulus (Palaeomerycidae) also had antlers that were not shed. Contemporary forms such as the...
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of pecoran ruminants containing the superfamilies Palaeomerycoidea (Palaeomerycidae) and Giraffoidea (Giraffidae, Prolibytheriidae and Climacoceratidae)...
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Family Cervidae: deer and moose, 49 living species in 16 genera Family †Palaeomerycidae Family †Dromomerycidae Family †Hoplitomerycidae Family †Climacoceratidae...
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stem-relatives is quite intensive, with fossil of these taxa include Gelocidae, Palaeomerycidae, Prolibytheridae, and Climacoceratidae. It is thought that the palaeomerycids...
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affiliations due to its superficial resemblances with the Eurasian Neogene Palaeomerycidae and were traditionally classified as subfamilies within the family...
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gentryi resembled thorny crescents. The genus was once placed within Palaeomerycidae, then Giraffidae. It is now considered a giraffoid in the family Climacoceratidae...
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Ampelomeryx (category Palaeomerycidae)
extinct herbivorous even-toed ungulate mammals belonging to the family Palaeomerycidae. Ampelomeryx was named by Duranthon et al. (1995). It was assigned...
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Palaeomeryx (category Palaeomerycidae)
Palaeomeryx is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae, endemic to Europe and Asia from the Miocene epoch, 16.9 – 7.25 Ma, existing...
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†Archaeomerycidae Family †Lophiomerycidae Infraorder Pecora Family †Palaeomerycidae Family †Dromomerycidae Family Antilocapridae: pronghorn (one species)...
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Triceromeryx (category Palaeomerycidae)
Triceromeryx is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae, endemic to Europe from the middle Miocene epoch, 16.9—16.0 Ma, existing...
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Surameryx (category Palaeomerycidae)
artiodactyls originally described as belonging to the extinct family Palaeomerycidae. A single species, S. acrensis, was described from the Late Miocene...
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Xenokeryx (category Palaeomerycidae)
Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: †Palaeomerycidae Genus: †Xenokeryx Sánchez et al, 2015 Type species Xenokeryx amidalae...
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Lagomeryx (category Palaeomerycidae)
Paleontology 34 (1) 2014, P. 179–194, DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2013.789038 Palaeomerycidae at Fossilworks C.-C. Young. 1964. On a new Lagomeryx from Lantian,...
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clavatus Bovidae cf. Ampelomeryx cf. A. magnus Palaeomerycidae Choeromorus C. mammillatus Palaeomerycidae Dorcatherium D. crassum Tragulidae Listriodon...
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Family Moschidae: musk deer Family Antilocapridae: pronghorn Family †Palaeomerycidae Family †Hoplitomerycidae Family Cervidae: deer Superfamily Giraffoidea...
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Genus Leptomeryx Family Archaeomerycidae Genus Archaeomeryx Family Palaeomerycidae Genus Ampelomeryx Genus Cranioceras Genus Pediomeryx Genus Triceromeryx...
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†Pachyarmatherium leiseyi (armadillo) †Palaeolama mirifica (stout-legged llama) †Palaeomerycidae (deer ancestor) †Paramylodon harlani (giant ground sloth) †Platanistidae...
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Procranioceras (category Palaeomerycidae)
Procranioceras is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Dromomerycidae, endemic to North America. It lived during the Middle Miocene, 16.0—13...
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Cranioceras (category Palaeomerycidae)
Cranioceras is an extinct genus of artiodactyl from the Miocene to the Pliocene in the United States. After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals (Life of...
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Aletomeryx (category Palaeomerycidae)
North America 477-490 D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter. 2007. Family Palaeomerycidae. in D. R. Prothero and S. Foss (eds.), The Evolution of Artiodactyls...
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Tayassuinae indet. Antilocapridae indet. Canidae indet. Equini indet. Palaeomerycidae indet. Protoceratidae indet. Rhinocerotidae indet. Rodentia indet....
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Subdromomeryx (category Palaeomerycidae)
Subdromomeryx is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae, endemic to North America. Semprebon, G.; Janis, C.; Solounias, N. (2004)...
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Dromomeryx (category Palaeomerycidae)
Dromomeryx is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Dromomerycidae, endemic to North America. Semprebon, G.; Janis, C.; Solounias, N. (2004)...
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Xenokeryx Gen. et sp. nov Valid Sánchez et al. Miocene (middle Aragonian) Spain A member of Palaeomerycidae. The type species is Xenokeryx amidalae....
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Yumaceras (category Palaeomerycidae)
Midland Naturalist 25 D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter. 2007. Family Palaeomerycidae. in D. R. Prothero and S. Foss (eds.), The Evolution of Artiodactyls...
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S2CID 131086681. Brian Lee Beatty (2010). "A new aletomerycine (Artiodactyla, Palaeomerycidae) from the Early Miocene of Florida". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology...
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