Bachitherium thraciensis Mennecart et al. 2018 (ruminant)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Gelocidae

Full reference: B. Mennecart, D. Geraads, N. Spassov and I. Zagorchev. 2018. Discovery of the oldest European ruminant in the late Eocene of Bulgaria: Did tectonics influence the diachronic development of the Grande Coupure?. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 498:1-8

Belongs to Bachitherium according to B. Mennecart et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Bachitherium curtum, Bachitherium guirounetensis, Bachitherium insigne, Bachitherium lavocati, Bachitherium vireti

Type specimen: NMNHS FM3320, a mandible (Right mandible with p2-m3). Its type locality is Borehole South of Sladun, which is in a Bartonian/Priabonian floodplain siltstone in Bulgaria.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of Bulgaria (1 collection), Serbia and Montenegro (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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