Biology:Archaeomeryx
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Short description: Extinct genus of deer
| Archaeomeryx Temporal range: Early Eocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Archaeomerycidae |
| Genus: | †Archaeomeryx Matthew & Granger, 1925 |
| Species: | †A. optatus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Archaeomeryx optatus Matthew & Granger, 1925
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Archaeomeryx is an extinct genus of ruminant that lived early in the Eocene.[1][2][3] It is believed to be close to the ancestry of the group Pecora, which includes deer, giraffes, cows and their relatives. Unlike the modern members of this group, it had a set of functioning incisors in the upper jaw.[4] It was small in size, comparable to a modern-day mouse deer.[5] It was also very rabbit-like and had several distinctive characteristics.[6] It lived in present-day China 35 to 40 million years ago.[7]
References
- The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth Rose
- ↑ "Archaeomeryx -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 2009-06-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20090628164234/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/32595/Archaeomeryx..
- ↑ "Nature.com". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20110525145050/http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v394/n6691/extref/394364a0.appendix1.html..
- ↑ Rose, Kenneth D. (2006-09-26). The Beginning of the Age of Mammals - Google Book Search. ISBN 9780801884726. https://books.google.com/books?id=3bs0D5ix4VAC&q=Archaeomeryx&pg=PA303..
- ↑ "Toothless cud chewers, To see ourselves as others see us... - USATODAY.com". USA Today. 2006-09-05. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20090108041428/http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/aprilholladay/2006-09-05-cows-mirrors_x.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-25..
- ↑ "Browse - Encyclopédie Universalis". Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110429192713/http://www.universalis.fr/eb/a/a63.html..
- ↑ "Title". Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090119054040/http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional/part2c.html. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ↑ Brenson, Michael (1988-09-02). "New York Times". https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/02/arts/reviews-art-old-master-paintings-from-behind-closed-doors.html?pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
Wikidata ☰ Q4785510 entry
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