Triceromeryx
Triceromeryx is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae, endemic to Europe from the early Miocene epoch, 16.9—16.0 Ma, existing for approximately 0.9 million years.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | †Palaeomerycidae |
Genus: | †Triceromeryx Villalta Commela, 1946 |
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Range of Triceromeryx based on fossil finds |
It was similar to Ampelomeryx, a herbivore.
Taxonomy
Triceromeryx was named by Villalta Commela et al. (1946). It was assigned to Giraffidae by Carroll (1988); and to Palaeomerycinae by Prothero and Liter (2007).[2][3]
Fossil distribution
- Cetina de Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain
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References
- PaleoBiology Database: Triceromeryx, basic info
- R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
- D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter. 2007. Family Palaeomerycidae. in D. R. Prothero and S. Foss (eds.), The Evolution of Artiodactyls 241-248
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