Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Moschinae according to D. R. Prothero 2007
See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Carroll 1988, Gray 1825, Hassanin and Douzery 2003, Linnaeus 1758 and Owen 1848
Sister taxon: Micromeryx
Subtaxa: Moschus berezovskii Moschus chrysogaster Moschus fuscus Moschus leucogaster Moschus moschiferus
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (4 collections)
• Miocene of China (5)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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