Ampelomeryx
Extinct genus of deer
Ampelomeryx Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Ampelomeryx ginsburgi Syntype | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | †Palaeomerycidae |
Genus: | †Ampelomeryx Duranthon et al. (1995) |
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Ampelomeryx is a genus of extinct herbivorous even-toed ungulate mammals belonging to the family Palaeomerycidae.
Ampelomeryx was named by Duranthon et al. (1995). It was assigned to the Palaeomerycinae by Prothero and Liter (2007). It had frontal and occipital appendages.[1] It was similar to Tauromeryx and Triceromeryx.
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