Hoplitomeryx matthei

Hoplitomeryx matthei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cervoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Grandordo: Ferungulata
Cladus: Pan-Euungulata
Mirordo: Euungulata
Cladus: Paraxonia
Ordo: Artiodactyla
Cladus: Artiofabula
Cladus: Cetruminantia
Cladus: Ruminantiamorpha
Subordo: Ruminantia
Infraordo: Pecora
Superfamilia: Cervoidea

Familia: †Hoplitomerycidae
Genus: †Hoplitomeryx
Species: †Hoplitomeryx matthei

Name

Hoplitomeryx matthei Leinders, 1983

Type locality: Pirro 11A, limestone quarry Dell' Erba, province of Foggia, Apulia, Italy. (41°48′12″N 15°23′4″E / 41.80333°N 15.38444°E / 41.80333; 15.38444)

Holotype: RGM.260965.

Type material: skull.

References

Primary references

  • 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

  • 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. 
  • Mazza, P. P. & Rustioni, M. 2011. Five new species of Hoplitomeryx from the Neogene of Abruzzo and Apulia (central and southern Italy) with revision of the genus and of Hoplitomeryx matthei Leinders, 1983. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163(4): 1304–1333. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00737.x
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