Miocene Leptomerycidae (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia) and their relationships

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 2596

By

Taylor, Beryl E.

Webb, S. David (Sawney David), 1936-

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, c1976

Notes

Title from caption.

"June 4, 1976."

"Leptomerycidae, previously thought to have survived only from the Arikareean, are here recognized from the medial Miocene (late Hemingfordian into Valentinian) deposits of New Mexico, Texas, and Nebraska. These late-surviving Leptomerycidae belong to the species Pseudoparablastomeryx scotti and P. francesita, previously assigned to the Blastomerycinae. Likewise, Pronodens silberlingi from Arikareean deposits in Montana and possibly South Dakota is transferred to the Leptomerycidae from incertae sedis in the Cervidae. The relationships between these late Leptomerycidae and contemporaneous Blastomerycinae are shown to be remote despite several parallel features in common. Separation of the family Leptomerycidae from the family Hypertragulidae is advocated"--P. [1].

Subjects

Leptomerycidae , Mammals, Fossil , Miocene , Paleontology , West (U.S.)

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.2596, 1976

Language

English

Identifiers

LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/77364425
OCLC: 3413181810107