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Oromerycidae is a
small (both in size and diversity),
extinct family of
artiodactyls (even-toed
hoofed mammals)
closely related to
living camels, known...
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Animalia Phylum:
Chordata class:
Mammalia Order:
Artiodactyla Family: †
Oromerycidae Genus: †Protylopus Wortman, 1898
Species †P.
petersoni (type) †P. annectens...
- †Cainotheriidae
Family †Dacrytheriidae
Superfamily Cameloidea Family †
Oromerycidae Family Camelidae Superfamily †Merycoidodontoidea (=Oreodontoidea) Family...
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camels and
lamoids or
llamas (7
extant and 13
extinct species)
Family †
Oromerycidae Family †Xiphodontidae?
Family †Protoceratidae?
Clade Artiofabula Suborder...
- †Xiphodontidae
Superfamily Cameloidea Family Camelidae:
camels and
llamas Family †
Oromerycidae Superfamily †Protoceratoidea
Family †Protoceratidae
Suborder Ruminantia...
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Genus Stenomylus Genus Titanotylopus (Miocene – Pleistocene)
Family Oromerycidae Genus Protylopus Family Protoceratidae Genus Protoceras Genus Syndyoceras...
- forms, such as the Amynododontidae, new
artiodactyls appeared,
including Oromerycidae, Camelidae, Agrioc****idae, and Protoceratidae.
Among rodents, Cylindrodontidae...
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Uintan Bridger Formation United
States ( Wyoming) A
member of the
family Oromerycidae. Micromeryx?
eiselei Sp. nov
Valid Aiglstorfer et al.
Miocene Germany...
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Leptomerycidae Hendryomeryx defordi 2:
extremely rare
Leptomeryx 10: rare
Oromerycidae Eotylopus reedi 1:
extremely rare Agrioc****idae Agrioc****us 15: average...
