†Heteromeryx dispar Matthew 1905 (protoceratid)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1905. Notice of two new genera of mammals from the Oligocene of South Dakota. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21(3):21-26
Belongs to Heteromeryx according to W. B. Scott 1940
See also Matthew 1905
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Indian Creek (Middle Titanotherium Beds), which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Chadron Formation of South Dakota
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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