†Palaeomerycidae

After McKenna & Bell, 1997 and Janis & Manning, 1998

<==o †Palaeomerycidae [incl. Dromomerycidae Frick, 1937 sensu McKenna & Bell, 1997]
   |?- ?†Climacomeryx
   |?- †Amphitragulus Pomel, 1846 [is a Dremotheriine?]
   `--+--o †Palaeomerycinae
      |  |-- †Palaeomeryx
      |  |-- †Ampelomeryx
      |  |-- †Oriomeryx
      |  `-- †Triceromeryx [Hispanocervus]
      `--o †Dromomerycinae Frick, 1937 sensu McKenna & Bell, 1997 [Dromomerycidae Frick, 1937 sensu Janis & Manning, 1998]
         |?- †Asiagenes
         |--o †Aletomerycini Frick, 1937 [Aletomerycinae Frick, 1937 sensu Janis & Manning, 1998]
         |  |--o †Sinclairomeryx Frick, 1937
         |  |  |-- †S. riparius (Matthew, 1924) Frick, 1937 [Blastomeryx [Drysomeryx] riparius Matthew, 1924; incl. Sinclairomeryx sinclairi frick, 1937]
         |  |  `-- †S. tedi Frink, 1937
         |  `--o †Aletomeryx Lund, 1920 [Dyseomeryx]
         |     |-- †A. gracilis Lund, 1920
         |     |-- †A. marshi (Lull, 1920) Frick, 1937 [Blastomeryx marshi Lull, 1920; Blastomeryx [Drysomeryx] marshi (Lull, 1920) Matthew, 1924]
         |     |-- †A. scotti (Matthew, 1924) Frick, 1937 [Blastomeryx [Drysomeryx] scotti Matthew, 1924]
         |     |-- †A. lugni Frick, 1937
         |     |-- †A. marslandensis Frick, 1937
         |     `-- †A. occidentalis Whistler, 1984
         `--o †Dromomerycinae Frick, 1937 sensu Janis & Manning, 1998
            |--o †Dromomerycini Frick, 1937
            |  |--o †Drepanomeryx Sinclair, 1915
            |  |  |-- †D. (Matthomeryx) matthewi Frick, 1937
            |  |  `-- †D. (Drepanomeryx) falciformis (Sinclair, 1915) Frick, 1937
            |  `--+--o †Rakomeryx Frick, 1937 [Cervavus; Blastomeryx [Dyseomeryx]; Cranioceras]
            |     |  |-- †R. raki Frick, 1937
            |     |  |-- †R. jorakianus Frick, 1937
            |     |  |-- †R. yermonensis Frick, 1937
            |     |  |-- †R. gazini Frick, 1937 [?= R. americanus Shotwell, 1968]
            |     |  |-- †R. sinclairi (Matthew, 1924) Skinner, Skinner & Gooris, 1977 [Cervavus sinclairi Matthew, 1924; Blastomeryx [Dyseomeryx] sinclairi Matthew, 1924; Cranioceras unicornis Frick, 1937]
            |     |  `-- †R. kinseyi (Frick, 1937) [Cranioceras kinseyi Frick, 1937]
            |     `--o †Dromomeryx Douglass, 1909 sensu lato
            |        |--o †Subdromomeryx Frick, 1937 [Blastomeryx; Dromomeryx]
            |        |  |-- †S. scotti Frick, 1937
            |        |  |-- †S. wilsoni Skinner, Skinner & Gooris, 1977?
            |        |  `-- †S. antilopinus (Scott, 1893) [Blastomeryx antilopinus Scott, 1893; Dromomeryx antilopina]
            |        `--o †Dromomeryx Douglass, 1909 sensu Frick, 1937 [sensu stricto]
            |           |-- †D. borealis (Cope, 1878) Douglass, 1909 [Blastomeryx borealis Cope, 1878; Palaeomeryx borealis (Cope, 1878)]
            |           |-- †D. pawniensis Frick, 1937
            |           `-- †D. whitfordi Sinclair, 1915 [Palaeomeryx sp. Matthew & Cook, 1909; Dromomeryx borealis (Cope, 1878) Matthew, 1924]
            `--o †Cranioceratini Frick, 1937
               |--o †Barbouromeryx Frick, 1937
               |  |-- †(Probarbouromeryx) sweeti Frick, 1937
               |  |-- †(Protobarbouromeryx) marslandensis Frick, 1937
               |  `--o †(Barbouromeryx) Frick, 1937
               |     |-- †B. (B.) trigonocorneus (Barbour & Schultz, 1934) [Dromomeryx trigonocorneus Barbour & Schultz, 1934]
               |     `-- †B. (B.) cursor (Cooke, 1922) [Dromomeryx cursor Cooke, 1922]
               `--+--o †Bouromeryx Frick, 1937 [taxonomic history]
                  |  |-- †B. milleri Frick, 1937
                  |  |-- †B. submilleri Frick, 1937
                  |  |-- †B. americanus (Douglass, 1899) [taxonomic history]
                  |  |-- †B. supernebrascensis Frick, 1937
                  |  |-- †B. pseudonebrascensis Frick, 1937
                  |  |-- †B. madisonius (Douglass, 1909) [taxonomic history]
                  |  `-- †B. pawniensis Frick, 1937
                  `--+-- †Procranioceras skinneri Frick, 1937 [Cranioceras (Procranioceras) skinneri Frick, 1937]
                     `--+--o †Cranioceras Matthew, 1918
                        |  |-- †C. unicornis Matthew, 1918 [C. granti Frick, 1937; C. mefferdi Frick, 1937]
                        |  |-- †C. dakotensis Frick, 1937
                        |  |-- †C. pawniensis Frick, 1937
                        |  |-- †C. teres (Cope, 1874) [Dicrocerus teres Cope, 1874; Cosoryx teres (Cope, 1874); Dicrocerus teres Cope, 1874; Palaeomeryx teres (Cope, 1874) Gidley, 1907]
                        |  `-- †C. clarendonensis Frick, 1937
                        `--o †Pediomeryx Stirton, 1936 sensu lato [Procoileus]
                           |--o †Yumaceras Frick, 1937 [Pediomeryx (Yumaceras) Frick, 1937 sensu Webb, 1983]
                           |  |-- †Y. figginsi Frick, 1937
                           |  |-- †Y. hamiltoni (Webb, 1983) [Pediomeryx (Yumaceras) hamiltoni Webb, 1983]
                           |  `-- †Y. ruminalis Stirton, 1939
                           `-- †Pediomeryx hemphillensis Stirton, 1936 [Procoilus edensis Frick, 1937; Yumaceras falkenbachi Frick, 1937; Pediomeryx (Pediomeryx) hemphillensis (Stirton, 1936) sensu Webb, 1983]

Reference(s):

Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698.
Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648.
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698.
Janis, C. M. & Manning, E., 1998: Dromomerycidae. 477-490.
in Janis, C. M., Scott, K. M. & Jacobs, L. L., (eds.) 1998: Evolution of Tertiary mammals of North America.
–Cambridge University Press, New York, 1998,
McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level.
–Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631

Mikko's Phylogeny Archive

†Palaeomerycidae

After McKenna & Bell, 1997 and Janis & Manning, 1998

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