†Afrotragulus Sánchez et al. 2010 (chevrotain)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Full reference: I. M. Sánchez, V. Quiralte, J. Morales and M. Pickford. 2010. A new genus tragulid ruminant from the early Miocene of Kenya. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 55(2):177-187
Parent taxon: Tragulidae according to I. M. Sánchez et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Archaeotragulus, Cryptomeryx, Dorcabune, Dorcatherium, Hyemoschus, Hyomoschus, Iberomeryx, Krabimeryx, Siamotragulus, Stenomeryx, Tragulus, Yunnanotherium
Subtaxa: Afrotragulus moruorotensis Afrotragulus parvus
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (4 collections), Pakistan (2), Uganda (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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