Eumeryx Matthew and Granger 1924 (deer)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1924. New insectivores and ruminants from the Tertiary of Mongolia, with remarks on the correlation. American Museum Novitates 105:1-7

Parent taxon: Cervidae according to R. L. Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Agalmaceros, Alcinae, Anoglochis, Antifer, Bretzia, Capreolinae, Cariacus, Cervalces, Cervavitulus, Cervina, Cervinae, Cervodama, Cervulinae, Cervulus, Cervus guineensis, Charitoceros, Eocoileus, Epieuryceros, Euctenoceros, Furcifer, Lucentia, Megaceroides, Metacervulus, Moschina, Nemomeryx, Palaeoplatyceros, Paraceros, Paracervulus, Paradicrocerus, Plesiometacarpalia, Pliocervinae, Praemegaceros, Procervulus, Pseudaxis, Pudu, Sangamona, Sangamona fugitiva, Surameryx, Surameryx acrensis, Telemetacarpalia

Subtaxa: Eumeryx culminis Eumeryx imbellis

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Type: Eumeryx culminis

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of China (4 collections), Mongolia (13)

• Eocene of Mongolia (1)

Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences

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