Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Synonym: Merycopotamus nanus Falconer 1868 [objective synonym]
Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1876. Descriptions of the molar teeth and other remains of Mammalia. Palaeontologia Indica 10(1):19-87
Belongs to Dorcatherium according to R. Lydekker 1876
See also Lloyd and Slater 2020 and Vislobokova 2001
Sister taxa: Dorcatherium bulgaricus, Dorcatherium chappuisi, Dorcatherium crassum, Dorcatherium guntianum, Dorcatherium iririensis, Dorcatherium jourdani, Dorcatherium libiensis, Dorcatherium minus, Dorcatherium naui, Dorcatherium orientale, Dorcatherium peneckei, Dorcatherium pigotti, Dorcatherium puyhauberti, Dorcatherium rodgeri, Dorcatherium songhorensis, Dorcatherium vindobonense
Type specimens:
- Dorcatherium majus: Its type locality is Khushal Garh, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Pakistan
- Merycopotamus nanus:
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Pakistan (1 collection)
• Miocene of Pakistan (5)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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