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species

Longirostromeryx wellsi (Matthew, 1904)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals »  order Artiodactyla - even-toed ungulates »  family Moschidae - musk deer »  genus Longirostromeryx

Scientific synonyms

Blastomeryx wellsi Matthew, 1904 o
Longirostromeryx blicki Frick, 1937
Longirostromeryx merriami Frick, 1937
Longirostromeryx serpentis Frick, 1937

Type taxon of:Longirostromeryx Frick, 1937 (Longirostromeryx merriami Frick, 1937)
Temporal range:Tertiary > Neogene > Miocene > Middle Miocene – Messinian
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Links and literature

Prothero D. R., 2008: Systematics of the musk deer (Artiodactyla: Moschidae: Blastomerycinae) from the Miocene of North America. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 44:207-225. [as Longirostromeryx wellsi]
Webb S. D., 1998: Hornless ruminants. pp.463-476 in C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.) Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-35519-2 [as Longirostromeryx wellsi]
EN Paleobiology Database [47750]

Paleobiology Database [https://paleobiodb.org/] [as Longirostromeryx wellsi (Matthew, 1904)]
Data retrieved on: 13 December 2015

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Explanations

extinct taxon

o original combination