Palaeomeryx
Encyclopedia
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 for approximately .
, Palaeomerycinae. It was assigned to Palaeomerycidae by Carroll (1988) and Sach and Heizmann (2001); and to Palaeomerycinae by Prothero and Liter (2007).
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae
Palaeomerycidae
Palaeomerycidae is an extinct family of ruminants , probably ancestral to deer and musk deer...
, endemic to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
from the Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
epoch, 16.9—7.25 Ma, existing for approximately .
Taxonomy
Palaeomeryx was named by von Meyer (1834). It is the type genus of PalaeomerycidaePalaeomerycidae
Palaeomerycidae is an extinct family of ruminants , probably ancestral to deer and musk deer...
, Palaeomerycinae. It was assigned to Palaeomerycidae by Carroll (1988) and Sach and Heizmann (2001); and to Palaeomerycinae by Prothero and Liter (2007).
Fossil distribution
- Level C1, Quarry Quebra Bilhas, Lisbon, Portugal
- Buñol, Valencia, Spain
- Lufeng, Yunnan Province, ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
- Krivoy Rog, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...