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Extinct genus of deer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Triceromeryx is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae, endemic to Europe from the middle Miocene epoch, 16.9—16.0 Ma, existing for approximately 0.9 million years.[1]
| Triceromeryx Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Palaeomerycidae |
| Genus: | †Triceromeryx Villalta Commela, 1946 |
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| Range of Triceromeryx based on fossil finds | |
It was similar to Ampelomeryx, a herbivore.
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).[2][3]
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