Biology:Heteromeryx

Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Heteromeryx Temporal range: Late Eocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Protoceratidae
Genus:	†Heteromeryx Matthew 1905
Species
Heteromeryx dispar

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. They resembled deer, but were more closely related to camelids.

Its name comes from hetero (ἕτερος) "different' and meryx "ruminant"

Fossil distribution

Fossils have been recovered from:

• Big Red Horizon Site, Presidio County, Texas
• Dirty Creek Ridge Site, Sioux County, Nebraska
• French Creek Site, Custer County, South Dakota

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5747340 entry