Aletomeryx

Aletomeryx is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Dromomerycidae, endemic to North America from the early Miocene epoch (Hemingfordian stage) 20.6—16.3 Ma, existing for approximately 4.3 million years.

Aletomeryx
Temporal range:
A. gracilis skull
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Dromomerycidae
Tribe: Aletomerycini
Genus: Aletomeryx
Lull (1920)
Species
  • A. gracilis
  • A. marslandensis
  • A. occidentalis
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