Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Even-toed ungulate | |
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Similar Ampelomeryx, Even‑toed ungulate, Palaeomerycidae, Palaeomeryx, Xenokeryx | ||
Triceromeryx is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae, endemic to Europe from the early Miocene epoch, 16.9—16.0 Ma, existing for approximately 0.9 million years.
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It was similar to Ampelomeryx, a herbivore.
Taxonomy
Triceromeryx was named by Villalta Commela et al. (1946). It was assigned to Giraffidae by Carroll (1988); and to Palaeomerycinae by Prothero and Liter (2007).
Fossil distribution
References
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