Ampelomeryx

Ampelomeryx
Temporal range: Miocene
Ampelomeryx ginsburgi Syntype Muséum de Toulouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:†Palaeomerycidae
Genus:†Ampelomeryx
Duranthon et al. (1995)
Ampelomeryx ginsburgi

Ampelomeryx is an extinct genus of herbivorous even-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the family Palaeomerycidae

Ampelomeryx was named by Duranthon et al. (1995). It was assigned to Palaeomerycinae by Prothero and Liter (2007). It had frontal and occipital appendages.[1] It was similar to Tauromeryx and Triceromeryx.

References

  1. ↑ Geoscience abstract


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