Xenokeryx amidalae

Xenokeryx amidalae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ruminantia

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Ruminantia

Familia: †Palaeomerycidae
Genus: †Xenokeryx
Species: †Xenokeryx amidalae

Name

Xenokeryx amidalae Sánchez, Cantalapiedra, Ríos, Quiralte & Morales, 2015

Holotype: MNCN-74448

Type locality: "La Retama ... Loranca Basin, Cuenca province, Spain".

Etymology: "Padme Amidala from Star Wars" [Sánchez et al., 2015]

References

Primary references

• Sánchez, I.M., Cantalapiedra, J.L., Ríos, M., Quiralte, V. & Morales, J. 2015. Systematics and Evolution of the Miocene Three-Horned Palaeomerycid Ruminants (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla). PLoS ONE 10(12): e0143034. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143034 Reference page.