Hoplitomeryx matthei

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Cervoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Zatheria
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Grandordo: Ferungulata
Mirordo: Euungulata
Ordo: Artiodactyla
Cladus: Artiofabula
Cladus: Cetruminantia
Cladus: Ruminantiamorpha
Subordo: Ruminantia
Infraordo: Pecora
Superfamilia: Cervoidea

Familia: †Hoplitomerycidae
Genus: †Hoplitomeryx
Species: †H. devosi – †H. kriegsmani – †H. macpheei – †H. matthei

Name

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Hoplitomeryx Leinders, 1983

Type species: Hoplitomeryx matthei Leinders, 1983

Gender: masculine

References

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Primary references

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  • Leinders, J. 1983. Hoplitomerycidae fam. nov. (Ruminantia, Mammalia) from Neogene fissure filings in Gargano (Italy). Part 1: The cranial ostelogy of Hoplitomeryx gen. nov. and a discussion on the classification of pecoran families. Scripta Geologica 70: 1–68. PDF

Additional references

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  • van der Geer, A.A.E. 2014: Systematic revision of the family Hoplitomerycidae Leinders, 1984 (Artiodactyla: Cervoidea), with the description of a new genus and four new species. Zootaxa 3847(1): 1–32. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.1.1 Reference page
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