Ampelomeryx

Ampelomeryx; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Ampelomeryx ginsburgi Paratype
	Ampelomeryx ginsburgi ; full-size 3D reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Placentalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Palaeomerycidae
Genus:	†Ampelomeryx; Duranthon et al. (1995)

Ampelomeryx is a genus of extinct herbivorous even-toed ungulate mammals belonging to the family Palaeomerycidae.

Ampelomeryx was named by Duranthon et al. (1995). It was assigned to the Palaeomerycinae by Prothero and Liter (2007). It had frontal and occipital appendages.^[1] It was similar to Tauromeryx and Triceromeryx.

Palaeobiology

Life history

Osteohistology indicates that Ampelomeryx ginsburgi reached skeletal maturity at three years of age.^[2]

References

^ Geoscience abstract
^ Viladot, Alexandra; Casanovas-Vilar, Isaac; Sánchez, Israel M.; Nacarino-Meneses, Carmen (23 April 2026). "Growth and life history of a palaeomerycid: Inferences from the histological analysis of the long bones of Ampelomeryx ginsburgi (Ruminantia, Giraffomorpha) from Els Casots (Catalonia, Spain)". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 33 (1). doi:10.1007/s10914-025-09789-w. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 14 May 2026 – via Springer Nature Link.

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[1] Geoscience abstract

[2] Viladot, Alexandra; Casanovas-Vilar, Isaac; Sánchez, Israel M.; Nacarino-Meneses, Carmen (23 April 2026). "Growth and life history of a palaeomerycid: Inferences from the histological analysis of the long bones of Ampelomeryx ginsburgi (Ruminantia, Giraffomorpha) from Els Casots (Catalonia, Spain)". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 33 (1). doi:10.1007/s10914-025-09789-w. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 14 May 2026 – via Springer Nature Link.

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