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

Ampelomeryx
Temporal range: Miocene
Ampelomeryx ginsburgi Syntype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Palaeomerycidae
Genus: Ampelomeryx
Duranthon et al. (1995)
Ampelomeryx ginsburgi
full-size 3D reconstruction

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.

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