†Cryptomeryx Schlosser 1886 (chevrotain)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Parent taxon: Tragulidae according to J. Sudre 1984
See also Carroll 1988 and Vislobokova 2001
Sister taxa: Afrotragulus, Archaeotragulus, Dorcabune, Dorcatherium, Hyemoschus, Hyomoschus, Iberomeryx, Krabimeryx, Siamotragulus, Stenomeryx, Tragulus, Yunnanotherium
Subtaxa: Cryptomeryx decedens Cryptomeryx gaudryi Cryptomeryx major Cryptomeryx matsoui
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (5 collections), Germany (1), Switzerland (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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