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'''''Heteromeryx''''' is an extinct [[genus]] of [[Artiodactyla|artiodactyl]], of the family [[Protoceratidae]], endemic to [[North America]]. They lived during the Late [[Eocene]] 37.2—33.9 [[Annum|Ma]], existing for approximately {{Mya|37-34|million years}}.<ref>[http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=42573 ''Heteromeryx'' at fossilworks]</ref> They resembled [[deer]], but were more closely related to [[Camelidae|camelids]]. |
'''''Heteromeryx''''' is an extinct [[genus]] of [[Artiodactyla|artiodactyl]], of the family [[Protoceratidae]], endemic to [[North America]]. They lived during the Late [[Eocene]] 37.2—33.9 [[Annum|Ma]], existing for approximately {{Mya|37-34|million years}}.<ref>[http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=42573 ''Heteromeryx'' at fossilworks]</ref> They resembled [[deer]], but were more closely related to [[Camelidae|camelids]]. |
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It's name comes from hetero (ἕτερος) "different' and meryx "[[ruminant]]" |
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==Fossil distribution== |
==Fossil distribution== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Protoceratidae |
| Genus: | †Heteromeryx Matthew 1905 |
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Heteromeryx is an extinct genus of artiodactyl, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. They lived during the Late Eocene 37.2—33.9 Ma, existing for approximately 3 million years.[1] They resembled deer, but were more closely related to camelids.
It's name comes from hetero (ἕτερος) "different' and meryx "ruminant"
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been recovered from:
- Big Red Horizon Site, Presidio County, Texas[2]
- Dirty Creek Ridge Site, Sioux County, Nebraska
- French Creek Site, Custer County, South Dakota
References
- ^ Heteromeryx at fossilworks
- ^ J. A. Wilson. 1974. Texas Memorial Museum Bulletin 23
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