Posted on 12/07/2015 10:56:30 AM PST by JimSEA
The extinct three-horned palaeomerycid ruminant, Xenokeryx amidalae, found in Spain, may be from the same clade as giraffes, according to a study published December 2, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Israel M. Sánchez from the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, Madrid, Spain, and colleagues.
Palaeomerycids, now extinct, were strange three-horned Eurasian Miocene ruminants known through fossils from Spain to China. In this article, the authors classify the palaeomerycid to their clade based on shared characteristics with the best-known species of the group and reassess their phylogenetic position among ruminants, which is currently disputed. The authors use well-preserved remains of a new palaeomerycid, Xenokeryx amidalae, which included a complete sample of cranial--including both frontal and supra-occipital 't-shaped' cranial appendages--dental, and postcranial remains, from middle Miocene deposits of Spain.
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The Miocene /ˈmaɪɵsiËn/ (symbol MI) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about 23.03 to 5.332 million years ago (Ma).
It comes with a handle!
Hey, I think I got one of them 3-horned palaeomerycid ruminants in my back yard - but it looks more like a toad...
Hey to a female “palaeomerycid ruminant” he is one sexy stud. Or maybe it was designed to scare off all of the other male palaeomerycid ruminants so that he can have all of the females to himself.
Look at that fang. That’s a vampire three-horned palaeomerycid ruminant.
“One eyed, three horned flying purple eater”...
Sounds sort of like the song remembered from childhood.
My real name is Xeno Keryx
but you can call me Amidalae!
Just don’t call me Johnson!
Perfect place to keep the game ball.
Note: this topic is from 12/07/2015. Thanks JimSEA.
The extinct three-horned palaeomerycid ruminant, Xenokeryx amidalae, found in Spain, may be from the same clade as giraffes.
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Get with the program!
I have seen a few in Congress!!!
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